Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests
Following an attack on Jan. 20 that set on fire a worker housing area, Glencore (LSE: GLEN) announced that it has halted operations at the Antapaccay copper mine in southern…
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Investors with US$2.2 trillion in assets ask Glencore to justify thermal coal plans
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is facing fresh pressure by investors with $2.2 trillion in assets to disclose details of its coal production plans and how they align with its efforts to…
Nexa Resources halts Peru zinc mine amid blockade
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has suspended production at its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru after a road blockade was erected on Dec. 27 by a local Machcan community….
Canada nixes Glencore’s proposed open pit coal mine project in BC
Canada has rejected Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) proposed open-pit Sukunka coal mine project near Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia on environmental grounds. The coal mine, 55 km south of Chetwynd and…
Glencore pays US$180M to Congo after admitting corruption
Miner and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will pay the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo US$180 million to settle all alleged corruption claims…
Spac started by ex-Rusal M&A wiz hunts for green metals giant
ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), a new company founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, says it plans to buy a critical minerals producer valued at several…
JV Article: Battery Mineral Resources accelerates path to production at Punitaqui copper complex in Chile
When Battery Mineral Resources (TSXV: BMR; OTCQB: BTRMF) received recent public approval by the Chilean Environmental Assessment Service for the Environmental Impact Declaration for mining at Minera Altos de Punitaqui,…
Glencore eyes adding lithium to its trading business
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is said to be evaluating the addition of lithium to the suite of metals it trades, as the battery metal has become the…
FPX scoping study outlines high-purity nickel sulphate operation for EV industry
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has announced results of an internal engineering scoping study evaluating the production of nickel sulphate for the electric vehicle battery market from high-grade awaruite…
Nexa Resources halts Peruvian zinc mine due to blockade
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has halted its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru due to a road blockade by a local community. The zinc producer, controlled by…
Wyloo Metals invests A$150M in rare earths developer to fund stake in Neo Performance Materials
Four months after closing the acquisition of Canada’s Noront Resources and its Eagle’s Nest project in Ontario’s Ring of Fire, one of the world’s largest undeveloped high-grade nickel sulphide deposits,…
Glencore to invest $500M to address arsenic emissions at Horne smelter
Glencore plans to invest more than $500 million in its Horne smelter located in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., with the aim of improving air quality to reduce its arsenic emissions to 15 ng/m3 within…