April 11, 2023 Subsidiary of Gecamines secures $75 million to build new unit STL will produce copper cathodes, cobalt hydroxide, a germanium precipitate, silver concentrate and zinc oxides.
April 11, 2023 G-7 nations tussle over bid to phase out coal power by 2030 The EU, the US and Japan have expressed reservations about a UK proposal to phase out out domestic coal power generation by 2030.
April 10, 2023 OZ Minerals gets Vietnam’s nod for its $6.4bn buyout by BHP The deal still remains subject to other conditions, including approval by OZ Minerals' shareholders, and by an Australian court.
April 10, 2023 Newmont plumps final bid for Newcrest to $19.5bn Newmont has raised its buyout offer by 16% to A$32 billion.
April 10, 2023 Sigma Lithium to start production ‘within days’ after Brazilian approval Production is expected to slowly ramp up in coming months and hit an annual production rate of 270,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate by July.
April 10, 2023 Codelco renews clean energy contract with Canada’s Innergex Innergex owns 55% of Pampa Elvira Solar, which generates heat through solar thermal collectors to recover dissolved copper.
April 10, 2023 Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year.
April 10, 2023 Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals The Southeast Asian country has been trying to leverage its nickel reserves to attract investment from battery and EV makers.
April 10, 2023 Chile copper shipments rebound in boost to tight global supplies Revenue from copper exports out of the top-producing nation surged 33% from the previous month.
April 10, 2023 Brazil Potash presses on with sensitive Amazon project Legal challenges are mounting to the miner's plans for extracting the fertilizer ingredient from beneath the Amazon rainforest.
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
