March 6, 2023 Argentina’s copper rush lures top power generator Central Puerto The Buenos Aires-based firm is looking at three projects — in San Juan, Santa Cruz and Salta provinces — and has received partnership interest from a mining company.
March 6, 2023 Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022 Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021.
March 6, 2023 Rio Tinto settles US bribery case linked to Simandou mine Allegations related to the company’s efforts to retain valuable mining rights in Guinea in 2011.
March 6, 2023 BHP CEO says he is optimistic about Chinese economy this year BHP last month reported a steeper-than-expected 32% fall in first-half profit.
March 6, 2023 Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.
March 6, 2023 Metals catch a chill as Beijing shies away from major stimulus Commodities from copper to iron ore fell after China set a cautious economic growth target of about 5% for the year.
March 6, 2023 Codelco looking to get delayed project back on track The Chilean state-owned firm had envisaged turning its mainly underground Salvador mine into an open pit by first half of 2023.
March 6, 2023 Canada says working to ease permitting process for mining companies Canada is working toward easing permitting process for mining companies so that the permitting does not take several years.
March 6, 2023 AQR leads 10 hedge funds suing LME over nickel trade debacle AQR and DRW Commodities alongside others are seeking around £80 million, according to the LME.
March 6, 2023 Agnico Eagle CEO mulls move to go big or get small in Australia Agnico has never been a company that “pounds our chest on size and getting bigger for the sake of getting bigger,” CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
