January 8, 2024

QC Copper says Opemiska resource tops 1.88 billion lb. copper, 915,000 oz. gold

The Opemiska project includes the former Springer and Perry copper-gold mines, operated by Falconbridge from 1953 to 1991.

January 8, 2024

US Supreme Court dismisses Alaska’s bid to keep Pebble project alive

The proposed mine in the Bristol Bay area would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site in North America.

January 8, 2024

Goldman veteran Jeff Currie remains bullish on commodities this year

Demand for raw materials is at record levels, inventories are low, and spare production capacity is largely “exhausted,” the veteran analyst said.

January 8, 2024

Ivanhoe eyes higher copper output at Kamoa-Kakula

It produced 393,551 tonnes of the metal last year, an 18% increase from 2022, and it expects to churn out 440,000-490,000 tonnes this year.

January 7, 2024

Gold CEO firing deals fresh blow to mining’s battered reputation

A series of disappointments for the mining industry comes against the backdrop of weak commodity prices — although gold has been an exception.

January 5, 2024

From wasteland to wetland: Restoring Tennessee’s Copper Basin mining district 

Reclamation success achieved using class A biosolids on an EPA-designated Superfund site – but not without controversy.

January 5, 2024

First Quantum calls on Panama to prevent violence at closed mine

The Suntracs construction union — which played a leading role in protests that led to the mine’s closure late last year — is planning a march at the mine site.

January 5, 2024

Russia’s Udokan Copper assesses damage after fire

Udokan planned to launch the first stage of the plant in the second quarter of 2024.

January 5, 2024

Blade runners: how LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth

In a few short years, LFP batteries crushed nickel and cobalt mining markets and new technology could do the same to lithium.

January 5, 2024

First Quantum said to be in talks with Jiangxi over Zambian mines

The rumoured negotiations could see Jiangxi buying one of the two mines First Quantum has in Zambia, or a stake in one of them.