May 12, 2021

Codelco to break ground on $1.4 billion Salvador copper project

Codelco is in the midst of a 10-year, $40 billion initiative to upgrade its sprawling but aging mines.

May 12, 2021

Home: Signs of investor vertigo as copper hits record highs

Whether the world's copper miners can meet that demand is a moot point, given chronic past underperformance and a lengthening list of supply threats.

May 12, 2021

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

The Chile-focused copper miner also said it had hit its 2022 emissions target two years earlier than planned.

May 11, 2021

VIDEO: Deadly shootout in Brazil’s Amazon as illegal miners enter indigenous lands

At least three illegal gold miners have died inside the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil after clashes with locals.

May 11, 2021

Atlantic Nickel hires banks to explore options

Its sale process with Citi and Standard Chartered is the most advanced, with potential buyers currently working on first-round bids.

May 11, 2021

Copper price hits new high on declining scrap supplies

Chinese refined metal imports have been trending lower since the start of the year and continued doing so in April.

May 11, 2021

Grupo Mexico plans $3.1bn Baja, refining spend

The six-year investment blueprint includes a $2.3bn expansion to existing smelting capacity in Sonora and $815m for major new electricity lines for the Baja California peninsula.

May 11, 2021

Serabi Gold sacks senior officers in financial probe

The Brazil-focused gold miner has found unexplained cash withdrawals over the past six years totalling $200,000.

May 10, 2021

An acid squeeze is the latest obstacle facing giant copper mines

Add sulfuric acid to the list of challenges facing copper miners as the world clamors for more of the wiring metal.

May 10, 2021

Lithium extraction techniques increasingly under ESG scrutiny – report

According to Fitch, automakers with operations inside the EU have already started to invest in more sustainable extraction techniques, placing pressure on lithium producers.