Blockade halts Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine in Peru
Operations at Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine in Peru have been suspended for 15 days as locals continue to block the company’s access to a water reservoir and other key supplies,…
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SolGold’s new CEO takes a fresh look at Cascabel’s Alpala development
Australia-based copper project developer SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is taking a more measured approach to developing its Alpala copper-gold project at the Cascabel property in Ecuador, new managing director…
BHP invests $100M in South America-focused Filo Mining
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), which has been expanding its copper footprint, will invest $100 million (US$79 million) in Filo Mining (TSX: FIL). The Canadian junior is developing…
Anglo American posts record profit, more than triples payout
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) joined a growing list of miners that have delivered record profits this week, with full year earnings of US$20.6 billion and a US$2.1-billion final dividend, on…
South32 completes Sierra Gorda stake buy
South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32; JSE: S32) has completed the acquisition of a 45% stake in the Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile from Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo…
JV Article: Newly public Zacapa Resources focuses on US copper-gold exploration with drill-ready targets in prolific belts
Zacapa Resources (TSXV: ZACA), an exploration company with six copper and gold projects in some of the world’s best jurisdictions – listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange last week, going…
Glencore earmarks US$1.5B for probes amid record profit
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) will set aside US$1.5 billion to cover a series of probes into bribery and market manipulation, which it expects to resolve before year-end….
Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals
KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round, which will allow it to speed…
BHP to cut emissions by 30% with first LNG-powered bulk carrier
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has taken a key step towards its goal of reaching net-zero by 2050 after receiving the first of five LNG-powered carriers to transport…
Rio Tinto report reveals culture of sexual harassment, bullying and racism
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has unveiled the results of an unfavourable external report outlining a culture of “systematic” bullying, sexual harassment and racism at the world’s second largest…
BHP takes minority stake in privately held Kabanga Nickel
Less than a month after walking away from a bidding war with Wyloo Metals for Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) and its Ring of Fire nickel assets in Canada, BHP (NYSE:…
Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is buying four battery-electric trains from U.S.-based Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) for use at its Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia, as part…