BHP’s Escondida restart eases tight copper supply woes
The mine halt, low Chinese inventories and an approaching holiday pause had left the copper market with little room for supply disruptions.
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Rainbow taps Neo to advance South African rare earths
Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) has selected Neo Performance Materials (TSX: NEO) to help design the final separation circuit at its Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa, clearing the…
TD sees rhodium surplus ending four-year squeeze
Rhodium prices are poised to fall as weakening autocatalyst demand pushes the market into surplus next year, though exceptionally thin inventories leave the rare metal vulnerable to sharp supply-driven rallies,…
Rio Tinto to expand metals trading beyond own output
Rio Tinto (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) plans to expand its metals trading business into third-party material and derivatives as chief executive Simon Trott seeks to squeeze more value from the…
Glencore sets Oct. 14 for Australian market debut
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expects to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Oct. 14, tapping the country’s A$4.4-trillion (US$3.1-trillion) pension market to support its copper expansion and potential…
Glencore to help build US minerals stockpile with $500M government financing
Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) will help build a U.S. critical minerals reserve after receiving a $500 million commitment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States…
Ex-Gold Fields CEO targets $1B Africa mining fund
Former Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) CEO Chris Griffith has joined a private equity venture seeking to raise $1 billion to invest in African critical minerals, four years after leaving…
Global Lithium soars 50% on A$333M Titan takeover
Global Lithium Resources (ASX: GL1) shares soared nearly 50% on Tuesday after the Australian developer agreed to a A$333-million ($237-million) cash takeover by UAE-headquartered Titan Australia Mining. The stock jumped…
Mali setbacks force Resolute to cut Syama outlook
Resolute Mining (ASX, LSE: RSG) has cut 2026 production guidance for its Syama gold mine in Mali by about a quarter as supply disruptions and mining constraints restrict access to…
Capstone sells Mexican mine to Luca for up to $385M
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is selling its Cozamin copper-silver-zinc-lead mine in Mexico to Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA) for up to $385 million (C$540 million) as it redirects capital…
Larvotto begins gold, antimony output at Hillgrove
Larvotto Resources (ASX: LRV) has produced its first gold and antimony concentrate at the Hillgrove mine in New South Wales, advancing a project expected to become Australia’s largest antimony producer…
Venezuela’s $4B gold stash closer to leaving London
Venezuela’s government and a faction of the opposition are nearing an agreement that could move about $4 billion of the country’s gold from the Bank of England to U.S. custody,…