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  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    IPOs
    US copper group Ivanhoe Electric raises $170mn in IPO

    Company led by mining magnate Robert Friedland valued at $1bn after trading debut

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    Copper price at 16-month low as slowdown fears hit industrial metals

    Analysts predict ‘returns are bound to normalise’ after period of supply shocks and high demand

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Mining
    First Quantum to make biggest foreign investment in Zambia in a decade

    Miner to spend $1.25bn on copper project expansion as country’s president seeks to revive economy

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    BHP Group PLC
    Covid sick days and Chile social unrest hit BHP’s copper and nickel output

    Miner’s iron ore production remains steady despite labour constraints

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Industrial metals
    Metal stockpiles shrink as energy prices hit production

    War in Ukraine threatens Russian output while traders and major consumers tap warehouses

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto offers $2.7bn to buy Turquoise Hill stake in Oyu Tolgoi mine

    Group seeks remaining 49% of Canadian company that controls huge Mongolian copper project

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    Personal Finance
    Is there a new supercycle in metals and minerals?

    Low-carbon policies stoke demand for lithium, cobalt and copper, but investors must judge whether the boom will last

  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
    Antofagasta PLC
    Antofagasta reports record earnings and dividend as copper soars

    Payout from Chile-focused miner comes as Santiago debates new mining tax

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    BHP Group Ltd
    BHP declares record $7.6bn half-year dividend

    World’s biggest miner increases exposure to nickel and copper in renewable energy transition

  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
    News in-depthMining
    Miners place next bets on Russia with $15bn copper plans

    Two complex Siberian projects set to tap metal central to renewable energy transformation

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto to push ahead with Mongolian copper project

    Anglo-Australian miner strikes deal with government to write off $2.4bn of debt

  • Saturday, 8 January, 2022
    John Dizard
    West needs to step up supply of copper for the energy transition

    The alternative may be buying electric vehicles from China

  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    LexRio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto/Mongolia: tough decision on debt should resolve festering problems Premium content

    The miner needs the copper output to help wean it from its dependence on iron ore

  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto offers to write off $2.3bn Oyu Tolgoi loan

    Concession is part of wider offer to end tensions with Mongolian government over vast copper mine

  • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
    Industrial metals
    London Metal Exchange moves to stem draining copper reserves

    Inventories of the metal have fallen this month to their lowest levels in 47 years

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Energy crisis
    Energy crunch drives up global metals prices

    Copper back above $10,000 a tonne while zinc hits near 15-year high

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    Commodities
    BHP aims to ease tribal tensions over US copper project with Rio

    Miner seeks direct talks as partner struggles to regain indigenous landowners’ trust

  • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
    South32 Ltd
    South32 is frontrunner to buy stake in Chilean copper project

    Miner could pay as much as $2bn for 45% of Sierra Gorda facility

  • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
    BHP Group PLC
    BHP to look at ‘tougher jurisdictions’ in hunt for metals

    World’s biggest miner seeks big push into ‘future facing commodities’ such as copper and nickel

  • Thursday, 30 September, 2021
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio challenges findings of independent report into Oyu Tolgoi cost blowout

    Group insists geology, not mismanagement, was main factor behind delays at Mongolia mine

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Mining
    Miners’ share price gains evaporate as iron ore price slumps

    Falling price of steelmaking ingredient has hit stocks despite record company profits and dividends

  • Monday, 23 August, 2021
    LexMining
    Afghanistan minerals: a monkey trap for aspiring miners

    It’s wildly optimistic to think resources will be any easier to exploit under a new iteration of the Taliban

  • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
    Antofagasta PLC
    Copper miner Antofagasta posts bumper profits

    Chilean group raises interim dividend nearly fourfold but warns drought will hit production

  • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
    Industrial metals
    China pledges to release metal reserves to tackle price and shortage fears

    Move comes after government concerns over commodities rally that has pushed up factory gate prices

  • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
    LexTrafigura
    Trafigura: commodity traders must prepare for greater transparency Premium content

    Energy to metals group has no plans to go public but such a move would improve its reputation

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