December 5, 2024 Chile doubles number of lithium sites open to investment They are located mostly in the Antofagasta region and the Tarapaca region, both in the country's north.
December 5, 2024 BHP not fixated on copper growth organically or through acquisitions, exec says BHP is now free to relaunch a bid to acquire Anglo, as the six-month standstill mandated by London’s takeover rules has expired.
December 5, 2024 Antofagasta, Jiangxi agree major drop in 2025 copper TC/RCs The new agreement represents a drop of 73.4% from the $80 benchmark for 2024.
December 5, 2024 Panamanians divided over reopening First Quantum’s copper mine The results of the survey come at a time when the nation is grappling with the economic and social ramifications of Cobre Panama's closure.
December 4, 2024 Omai reports wide gold zones at WeNot deposit in Guyana The drill holes targeted the Dike Corridor, one of five main subparallel, near-vertical gold zones that make up the large 2.5-km-long deposit.
December 4, 2024 Collective Mining extends high-grade core at Apollo in Colombia The results are from five operating drill rigs, part of Collective’s 40,000-metre program for this year.
December 4, 2024 Buenaventura approves bond measures, including $650 million issuance The miner added that shareholders had approved what it called a "repurchase or rescue operation" of currently active bonds.
December 4, 2024 Rio Tinto lifts 2025 guidance for capex, copper output Across operations, it is projecting 3% compound annual growth from 2024 onward.
December 4, 2024 Vale aims to go down-market on iron ore The miner plans to offer more lower-quality iron ore to adapt to the needs of a battered steel industry.
December 4, 2024 Lundin Gold more than triples Bonza Sur deposit length near Fruta del Norte The Bonza Sur deposit was discovered in 2023 through drilling a geochemical soil anomaly 1 km south of the mine.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am