July 15, 2021 Freeport Indonesia cancels Tsingshan copper smelter plans Instead, Freeport Indonesia will go ahead with plans to build a new smelter near its existing copper refining operations in Gresik, East Java.
July 15, 2021 Newmont to advance Ahafo North project in Ghana The project will add more than three million ounces of gold production over an initial 13-year mine life.
July 14, 2021 GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20…
July 14, 2021 Whitehaven Coal expects govt to decide by Aug 30 on controversial mine expansion A court ruled in May that climate change factors must be considered in the decision about the Vickery coal mine expansion.
July 14, 2021 Concord Resources buys alumina plant in bet on US revival The deal will give Concord access to an additional 600,000 tonnes of alumina per year on top of the 1.4 million tonnes it already handles, which would make it one…
July 14, 2021 JSW Energy plans to spend $10 billion on clean power by 2030 With plans to shift away from coal, the company will add about 15.4 gigawatts of solar, wind and hydropower plants by March 2030.
July 14, 2021 FLANDERS and Tribe Tech team up to develop next-gen automated RC drill rigs Tribe Tech has put together one of the largest dedicated drill rig design engineering teams in the world to develop a world-first completely unmanned RC drill rig.
July 14, 2021 Visualizing China’s evolving energy mix A carbon-neutral China requires changing the entire economy over the next 40 years.
July 14, 2021 China Baowu in frame as Shandong steelmaker flags ownership change Acquiring Shandong Steel would hoist Baowu's annual steel production towards the 150 million tonne mark.
July 14, 2021 Sibanye may wind down gold mines in South Africa’s fading sector The company is among the few remaining South African gold producers squeezing profits from mines that are among the deepest in the world and are becoming more costly to run.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
