November 16, 2023

IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him

The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.

November 15, 2023

All the metals we mined in one visualization

This infographic visualizes the 2.8 billion tonnes of metals mined in 2022, including precious metals, industrial metals, and more.

November 15, 2023

Codelco cuts cocktail party, tables in key Asia copper event amid restructuring

Codelco chairman has said the company is reassessing the costs of upgrades to the life of its mines.

November 15, 2023

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining

Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.

November 15, 2023

Major Chinese copper trader sees glut weighing on prices in 2024

“We are not very optimistic about copper prices,” said the head of copper trading at Shanghai Wooray Metals.

November 15, 2023

World’s best-performing big IPO is about to get an extra boost

PT Amman Mineral climbed as much as 2.5% to a record high after MSCI announced it will be added to its global standard indexes.

November 15, 2023

Antofagasta’s 2024 payment offer for copper processing below $75

Falling TC/RCs are due to expectations of tight concentrate supplies and new processing capacity.

November 15, 2023

Peru top court confirms American Lithium’s assets titles

Ruling paves the way for American Lithium to open the Falchani mine, Peru’s first lithium operation, in 2027.

November 14, 2023

China copper giant’s downfall sealed as court accepts bankruptcy

Maike Metals was until recently responsible for more than a quarter of China’s copper imports.

November 14, 2023

Column: Panama copper drama another ESG flash-point for miners

How First Quantum’s $10 billion copper mine went from promised economic boom to cause of mass popular unrest is a story peculiar to Panama but one that has a moral…