August 2, 2024 A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the ISA, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine deep sea ecosystems.
August 2, 2024 Video: Marimaca Copper aims at low-cost production in Chile’s Antofagasta At a time when most copper projects are struggling with soaring capital costs, Marimaca expects its eponymous oxide project in Chile’s Atacama Desert to break the mould with a low capital…
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August 2, 2024 Chilean court rejects Tianqi’s request to pause SQM-Codelco deal The Chinese miner last week asked an appeals court to suspend the regulator's resolution while analyzing the matter.
August 2, 2024 BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.
August 1, 2024 Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile reject contract offer, union says Workers at the world's largest copper mine rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike.
August 1, 2024 Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile Gold Fields would spend $48 million over six years to acquire three-quarters of the 32.5-sq.-km project.
August 1, 2024 Capstone Copper updates Santo Domingo FS with optimized mine plan The FS highlighted improved economics compared to the one released in 2020, including an after-tax net present value of $1.7 billion.
July 31, 2024 Adventus-Silvercorp deal to go ahead following favourable court ruling In April, Silvercorp agreed to buy Adventus and its 75% interest in the El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador for $145 million.
July 31, 2024 Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals CEO Jakob Stausholm noted that buying quality assets in the current “hot market” would be “seriously" expensive.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
