Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco, the world’s largest, was hit on Wednesday by a nationwide strike against the miner’s decision to close permanently an allegedly polluting…
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Surge Copper boosts Ootsa resource in BC by 96%
B.C.-focused Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG; OTC: SRGXF) has provided its first resource update for its flagship Ootsa property, an advanced-stage exploration project located adjacent to…
Peruvian government to extend tax refund benefit to mining, oil exploration
During a presentation at the 2022 PDAC conference in Toronto, the Peruvian minister of economy and finance, Óscar Graham, announced that his government will extend…
JV Article: Golden Arrow Resources aims to advance its flagship San Pietro project in Chile
Canadian explorer Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) holds a portfolio of precious and base metal projects in Argentina and Chile. Golden Arrow is part of…
Post-pandemic demand, Russia-driven supply troubles buoy copper price outlook
Analysts expect historically high prices for copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, steel, and other base and precious metals to benefit miners in the year’s second half….
Glencore trading profit poised for best-ever year
Glencore (LON: GLEN) said on Friday that the first-half year profit from its commodities trading unit is on track to achieve its annual earnings target…
Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition
The world’s biggest miners need to aggressively invest in critical metals or will hold back the global energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new report…
Geoscience BC deploys a brewery gas sensor to look for metals
Geoscience BC has successfully demonstrated how an ordinary brewery and greenhouse gas meter can aid in finding new mineralized deposits. The organization said on June…
PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms – interview
Just ahead of a runoff presidential election in Colombia that will determine current president Iván Duque’s successor, The Northern Miner caught up with the country’s…
Salazar, Adventus earmark $270m for Ecuador copper-gold project
Canada’s Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) have reached a preliminary investment protection agreement (IPA) with Ecuador’s government for their Curipamba-El Domo copper and…
Filo Mining discovers new porphyry copper-gold system from step-out drilling
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has discovered a new porphyry copper-gold centre along the Filo trend, about 2 km northeast of the Breccia 41…
Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required for the transition…