Canada orders security review of Anglo-Teck merger
Canada has launched a national security review of the proposed merger between Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Industry Minister Melanie Joly said on…
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BHP exits latest approach to buy Anglo, adding twist to merger saga
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has made another approach to buy Anglo American (LSE: AAL) despite the London-listed miner’s proposed merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B). On Sunday, BHP,…
Chile vote thrusts right-winger to runoff
A strong showing by pro-business candidates in Chilean elections yesterday bodes well for the resurgence of mining investment in the world’s largest copper producer. Although conservative hardliner José Antonio Kast…
A third of mines don’t meet tailings rules: ICMM
A new report finds 33% of mines around the world operated by two dozen leading companies don’t fully meet industry standards for tailings management. Yet two-thirds of 836 facilities are…
Bottlenecks slow US copper supply ambitions
The United States’ effort to build a secure domestic supply of copper is running headlong into environmental review and legal disputes – illustrating the tension between energy transition goals and…
Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers
Sustainability organization Copper Mark is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation. The U.K.-based organization released on…
Fitch lifts 2025 copper price forecast
Fitch Solutions’ Business Monitor International (BMI) has raised its 2025 average copper price forecast to $9,650 per tonne, up from $9,500 previously, as persistent supply disruptions and resilient industrial demand…
Codelco fast-tracks automation after deadly collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco is to fast-track automation at its El Teniente mine after a deadly collapse killed six workers, in what became Chile’s worst mining accident in decades….
RANKED: Top 20 biggest copper mines 2025
The copper price hit a new 16 month high in London this week, while BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is predicting global copper demand to grow by at least a…
Anglo draws Botswana into $5B De Beers sale talks
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) CEO Duncan Wanblad said Botswana’s government will join negotiations with one or two shortlisted bidders for De Beers, as the mining giant moves to sell its…
Teck cuts copper forecast as Anglo holds to $53B deal
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has lowered its copper production guidance for 2025 after persistent setbacks at its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile and Highland Valley Copper…
Troilus CEO nets European funding on Carney trip
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) has lined up hundreds of millions in European financing and offtake deals fresh from a Canadian trade mission promoting what CEO Justin Reid calls…