Peru central bank warns against anti-mining protests
A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second largest copper producing country in the last few months, is already affecting investors’…
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Protests force Peru’s largest copper mine to halt operations
Operations at Peru’s Antamina copper and zinc mine, jointly owned by Glencore (LSE: GLEN), BHP (NYSE: BHP; LES: BHP; ASX: BHP), Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) and Mitsubishi, were…
Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) aims to halve its indirect greenhouse gases, known as Scope 3 emissions, by 2040 while it continues to boost the use of renewable energy across its…
Frontier Lithium produces battery-quality lithium hydroxide
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has produced battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate from the PAK deposit, part of the PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario, 175 km north of Red…
Glencore sells Bolivian assets to Santacruz Silver Mining
Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF), which owns the producing zinc-lead-copper Zimapan mine in Mexico’s Hidalgo state, is acquiring a portfolio of silver assets in Bolivia from Glencore (NYSE:…
RANKED: World’s top ten nickel producers
Nickel and its compounds are essential for manufacturing steel, but nickel has also been dubbed ‘the silent saviour’ as it plays a role in the global transition to clean energy…
Glencore mulls offers for CSA copper mine in Australia
Glencore‘s (LSE: GLEN) long-running campaign to sell its CSA copper mine in Australia’s New South Wales state seems to be finally coming to an end as the miner confirmed today…
Mick Davis walks away from Guinea vehicle he founded
Mining veteran Mick Davis has cut ties with Niron Metals, an investment vehicle he co-founded in 2019 to develop Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR). The former Xstrata boss, who was chair of…
BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed Kobold Metals
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has struck a deal to use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill…
RANKED: World’s ten biggest copper mining companies
Following the rampant surge in copper prices earlier this year, competition amongst miners to supply the metal vital to the green energy transition is fierce. Global copper supply is dominated…
Quebec’s Nouveau Monde joins Global Battery Alliance
Quebec graphite developer Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) has joined the Global Battery Alliance, an initiative of the World Economic Forum that aims to establish a circular and sustainable battery…
Tesla, Re|Source to launch final pilot in DRC to trace cobalt from mine to EVs
Blockchain-based program program is being tested in real operating conditions at multiple on-site pilots in DRC and Europe.