April 5, 2024

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

April 5, 2024

Copper miners glimpse the future they’ve long seen coming

A supply shock and growing confidence in an economic recovery are now seeing copper take center stage.

April 5, 2024

Copper price snaps four-day run of gains while supply risks loom large

Concerns about Federal Reserve policy returned to the fore Friday after US jobs data for March surged past estimates.

April 4, 2024

Codelco says copper output ‘recovering’

Production for the first three months of 2024 landed near 300,000 metric tons.

April 4, 2024

Sigma Lithium CEO won’t sell the company at current lithium prices

The company said this week it plans to increase production to 520,000 metric tons per year by 2025.

April 4, 2024

Codelco and Radomiro Tomic union sign new contract

Chile state miner signed a new three-year collective labor contract with the union representing workers.

April 4, 2024

Chile port workers stage protests, threatening commodity exports

The Ventanas port is a major hub for exporting both copper and lithium.

April 4, 2024

Brazilian court suspends Vale’s Onca Puma mine operating licence again

Brazil's Para state won an appeal overturning a previous court ruling that had given back operating licences.

April 4, 2024

Barrick eyes Peru growth amid global asset expansion

The company, which was the country's second top gold producer until 2018, has applied for a new concession in the southern Puno district.

April 3, 2024

Norway sovereign fund advisor may recommend Rio Tinto stake sale

The Council on Ethics has told Rio that it is assessing the company for environmental damage from its operations in the Brazilian Amazon.