Las Bambas blockades affect Peru copper shipments
In a Dec. 29 communiqué reproduced by state-owned news agency Andina, the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) expressed its opposition to the blockades taking place on the Southern…
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Anti-mining activists attack Curimining worker in Ecuador
A group of anti-mining activists attacked a worker that leads community relations for Curimining, the Ecuadorian company in charge of developing the Curipamba copper-gold project, held by Adventus Mining (TSXV:…
Demand for energy metals “will be massive” Glencore CEO says
At Glencore’s Investor Day in early December, CEO Ivan Glasenberg kicked off his presentation by talking about how the commodities giant is “steering a Paris Agreement alignment strategy while meeting…
Excelsior produces first copper cathode at Gunnison in Arizona
Excelsior Mining’s (TSX: MIN; US-OTC: EXMGF) Gunnison copper project in Arizona has produced its first copper cathode. The in-situ recovery (ISR) operation is expected to sell the first copper cathodes…
SolGold’s Nick Mather faces shareholder anger at AGM
Two years ago The Northern Miner named Nick Mather, president and CEO of Australian junior SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG), as its Mining Man of the Year for his role…
Northern Dynasty to challenge rejection on Pebble next month
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) will in January submit its request for an appeal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE’s) negative record of decision (RoD) for…
Cartier tables first resource for Benoist in Quebec
Quebec-based Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR) has released an initial underground resource estimate for the Pusticamica deposit at its road-accessible Benoist property, 65 km northeast of Lebel-sur-Quevillon. The gold-copper-silver deposit is…
Rio Tinto taps finance head as new CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has named finance head Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive, replacing incumbent Jean-Sébastien Jacques who had to step down following an…
Surge Copper acquires option on 70% stake in Berg copper project
Explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) has entered into a definitive option agreement with Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) to hold the right to acquire a 70% interest in the Berg porphyry…
Aurania gathers evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu project
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF) reported that it found more evidence of ancient roads and peculiar landforms that may be old prospecting or mine sites near its Lost Cities…
Rio Tinto’s $6.75B Oyu Tolgoi expansion to kick off production in 2022
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) unveiled on Wednesday that underground production from the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia is slated to begin in October 2022, adding that…
World’s largest copper miner to cut 70% of emissions by 2030
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has outlined sustainability plans in five areas of action for its operations and projects, including goals to cut carbon emissions by 70%, reduce inland…