February 3, 2025 Resolute Mining CEO quits following detention in Mali Terry Holohan is leaving the gold miner after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta.
January 31, 2025 BHP commissions Fluor, Hatch to support South Australia copper expansions The expansion is part of BHP's ambitious plans to increase its copper cathode production to more than 500,000 tonnes a year by the early 2030s.
January 30, 2025 Glencore reports lower metals production in 2024 The company produced 951,600 tonnes of copper in 2024, down 6% from 1.01 million tonnes in 2023.
January 30, 2025 Resolute hit by rising costs, lower output in Mali and Senegal It expects lower production and higher costs in 2025 as its Mako mine in Senegal depletes and fiscal changes in Mali drive up expenses.
January 29, 2025 American Rare Earths grows Halleck Creek resource by 12% The new resource exceeds 2.63 billion tonnes with an average grade of 3,926 ppm TREOs.
January 29, 2025 Anglo American completes Jellinbah stake sale Jellinbah holds a 70% stake in two metallurgical coal mines located in Queensland.
January 29, 2025 China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
January 27, 2025 Fortescue to buy Red Hawk Mining to tap Western Australia ore The offer price of as much as A$1.20 cash per share implies a fully diluted equity value for Red Hawk of A$254 million ($160 million).
January 27, 2025 Winsome Resources begins permitting for Adina lithium project in Quebec The project is subject to Quebec’s provincial environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) processes.
January 27, 2025 GRAPH: What global copper mining’s top tier could look like The Rio Tinto-Glencore merger appears stalled and a BHP-Anglo American tie-up is indefinitely postponed, but copper mining is already top heavy.
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