Andes Iron’s $2.5B Chile project hits fresh snag
A Chilean court of appeals has overturned a favourable court ruling in the long-running dispute over Andes Iron’s $2.5-billion Dominga iron ore and copper project,…
Environment
Glencore hints at 2027 smelter closure absent deal
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s halting all spending on emissions reduction at its Horne smelter in northern Quebec after failing to reach a deal with…
Near 400 feared dead in DRC mine collapse
Up to 400 people are feared dead after heavy rains triggered landslides at an informal mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it remains at loggerheads with Quebec over the future of its controversial Horne smelter on the eve of a self-imposed deadline…
Centerra falls after explosion at smelter
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) stock plunged after the miner said it suspended operations at its Langeloth metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania due to an explosion….
Bolivia’s lithium gamble tests new US alignment
Bolivia’s political trajectory shifted in November when President Rodrigo Paz took office, signalling a turn towards closer ties with the United States after two decades…
Met coal pipeline grows despite demand slide: report
A surge of proposed metallurgical coal projects could boost global capacity by 52% this decade even as demand is expected to decline, according to a…
Vale says rains overflow Brazil mine pit
Vale (NYSE: VALE) said sediment-laden water overflowed from a pit at the Fábrica iron ore mine in Brazil’s Minas Gerais State early Sunday morning. No…
Pope Leo XIV urges ethical mining in Vatican talks
Pope Leo XIV met senior mining and energy executives at the Vatican on Saturday to press for more ethical approaches to resource extraction, signalling a…
Amazon first in line for Rio enviro copper
Amazon Web Services (AWS) aims to be the first to use copper produced at a mine in Arizona using bioleaching technology developed by Nuton, a…
Transition Metal scales up microbial copper recovery
Say bacteria, most people think infection. Or yogurts. But a San Francisco-based startup is using microbes to get at something the world is hungry for:…
Trump, Congress to overturn Minnesota mining ban
U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress are moving to rescind a Biden-era mining ban on public lands in northern Minnesota, leading to the revival of…