December copper came under renewed pressure on Monday, falling some 1.7% to under US$4.23 per lb. (US$9,320 per tonne) in afternoon trading on the CME in Chicago, bringing losses since…
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported on Wednesday a 15% increase in copper production for the three months to the end of September, driven by destocking of inventories at Los…
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is taking a 9.9% stake in Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF), joining Sumitomo Metal Mining as one of the junior’s biggest investors. Centerra is acquiring the…
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has secured US$2.5 billion to finance a second concentrator at its Centinela copper mine in the country’s north, which will add 144,000 tonnes a year to…
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has reported a 2% increase in annual copper production last year to 660,600 tonnes thanks to strong performances by its largest mines Los Pelambres and Centinela….
Nickel is a crucial component in the batteries that power electric vehicles, and as the the world shifts towards electrification, data from International Nickel Study Group shows a massive 22% year…
The United States Army is improving the slim odds for the Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) Pebble project in southwest Alaska which has already been blocked by environmental…
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) contentious Pebble project in southwest Alaska is on the rocks again after the Environmental Protection Agency denied environmental approvals. The EPA on…
The mining industry is criticizing a United States government decision to remove a large swath of northeastern Minnesota from development for 20 years even as the administration promotes critical minerals…
Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) produced 646,200 tonnes of copper at net cash costs of US$1.61 per lb. last year and forecasts this year it will produce 670,000 to 710,000 tonnes at…
The union at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company’s most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat. In a media statement, the…
Junior Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) has inked an earn-in agreement with Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) that gives the Chilean miner an option to acquire a 70% interest in the Tanacross copper-gold…