December 14, 2024 Forensic technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures.
December 13, 2024 Copper price: What’s in store for 2025 The bellwether metal had a rollercoaster 2024, will next year bring more wild swings?
December 13, 2024 Charted: Copper vs. Oil Demand (1970-2040) In 2021, Goldman Sachs declared copper “the new oil.”
December 13, 2024 BHP seeks Brazil growth to emerge from shadow of mining disaster BHP is assessing the future of copper mines inherited from OZ Minerals in northern Brazil’s Carajás region.
December 13, 2024 Copper output in Peru down 1.4% in October During the first 10 months of the year, copper production totaled 2.23 million tons, down 0.7% from last year.
December 13, 2024 Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
December 12, 2024 Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.
December 12, 2024 Rio Tinto to invest $2.5 billion to expand Rincon lithium project Rincon is the company's first commercial-scale lithium operation.
December 12, 2024 Argentina mining chamber says exports up slightly this year, likely flat in 2025 Argentina's mining exports are expected to rise nearly 6% this year.
December 12, 2024 Rio Tinto chief pledges response after harassment class action Jakob Stausholm said he is "devastated" over the news of sexual harassment lawsuits against the company.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
