Category: Latest Mining News

Unusually large shipments of copper to the United States are unlikely to abate as long as the threat of tariffs hangs over the market and price premiums for the metal on US-based COMEX make deals profitable for traders and producers, analysts said.

US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff on copper imports has generated a mass relocation of physical metal, swamping the US market and draining the rest of the world.

Toronto-based lithium battery recycling firm Li-Cycle said on Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and expects to start a formal sale for its business or assets.

The Indian government is expected to argue that there is sufficient domestic supply of copper cathodes, and an adequate number of suppliers, as it prepares a response to a case on import curbs filed by two trade associations, two sources said.

Gold Rim Exploration Inc. has acquired a 100% interest in a 23 square kilometer property in the Yukon, which is only 52 kilometers southeast from its Bonanza Creek project.

A state-owned Zimbabwean mining firm is trying to protect assets that risk being seized because the country failed to honor a debt incurred when it lost an international arbitration case over canceled nickel and platinum ventures.

US President Donald Trump’s minerals deal with Ukraine is a big symbolic win for both sides.

President Donald Trump first set his sights on Canada and Greenland’s mineral resources. Now he’s eyeing the global seabed that holds vast troves of critical metals for green technologies but is controlled by a United Nations-affiliated organization.

Mozambique’s coal mines including the country’s largest operation are laying off hundreds of workers following post-electoral violence and a slump in the price of the nation’s biggest export.

BHP Group is preparing to begin looking for a new chief executive officer in the coming months, with key lieutenants already jostling for position to succeed boss Mike Henry at the top of the world’s biggest miner.

Permitting for key mining projects across the United States will be expedited as part of a plan by President Donald Trump to boost critical minerals production.

Indonesia’s nickel smelters association has requested the government delay its new mineral royalty fees until nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange have risen to $17,000 per metric ton, its chairman said on Thursday.