December 26, 2022 Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill Sberbank has taken legal action to recover debt and penalties from Glencore Energy UK Ltd over the two consignments, supplied by a subsidiary of Russia's largest bank in March.
December 26, 2022 Copper price rises on weaker dollar, demand hopes The People's Bank of China on Saturday called for the strengthening of real estate policy in light of sluggish economic growth over the past several years.
December 26, 2022 First Quantum starts arbitration against Panama, says government The company accounts for roughly 3.5% of Panama's gross domestic product.
December 23, 2022 Ecuador says mining could become third-biggest export by 2025 Despite its abundant mineral reserves, Ecuador has lagged behind other Andean countries such as Peru and Chile in developing large-scale mining.
December 23, 2022 Codelco launches austerity plan after lower production forecasts The state-owned miner cut its 2022/23 production goal in October, amid lower prices and poorer ore grades.
December 23, 2022 Panama aims for ‘fair’ deal with First Quantum The Cobre Panama mine is considered the largest private investment in the Central American country.
December 23, 2022 JX Nippon to produce tantalum at Brazil’s Mibra mine The joint venture of JX Nippon Mining and Brazil's AMG Brasil will start producing tantalum concentrate from ore in January.
December 23, 2022 Hedge funds lose court fight for LME disclosure of nickel crisis communications The firms are challenging moves by the LME, which cancelled about $3.9 billion worth of trades on March 8.
December 23, 2022 Congo to formalize gold trade, change tax “The goal is to become a processing country, not just a production country,” Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi said.
December 22, 2022 Major fire hits Chilean port; Codelco operations unaffected Fire broke out at Chile's Ventanas port near a smelter belonging to state-run miner Coldeco.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
