November 17, 2023

Vale Canada, Sumitomo sign initial deal to sell 14% stake in Indonesian nickel miner

Share divestment is a condition required by Indonesia to extend Vale Indonesia's mining permit.

November 17, 2023

Freeport CEO ‘encouraged’ by signs of US-China thaw

"We have to wait and see whether it's a watershed moment or not," Richard Adkerson said.

November 17, 2023

CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion

To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.

November 16, 2023

First Quantum, union reach deals on salaries as protests block mine access

Protests have raged for weeks against First Quantum's contract for a $10 billion copper mine.

November 16, 2023

Wheaton Precious Metals secures $530m in existing streams

The miner will acquire existing royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’s Platreef project in South Africa.

November 16, 2023

Split views in copper concentrate balance forecast drag on TC/RCs negotiations

Copper miners and smelters are unlikely to settle the annual treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for 2024 this week.

November 16, 2023

Top companies’ lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds

A study of 293 companies found that nearly 60% of those are at risk of "net zero greenwash" due to their lobbying.

November 16, 2023

Glencore bets on US love of coal with new fossil fuel giant

The company unveiled the first step in the process, with the deal to buy control of Teck.

November 16, 2023

Sumitomo Metal looks to boost battery materials output, possibly in US

The company is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options.

November 16, 2023

SQM loses $1 billion in market value as lower prices dent profit

SQM said its third-quarter net earnings fell 56.4%, dragged down by falling lithium prices.