Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm
China’s copper smelters to discuss fees as crisis roils sector Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg News | March 20, 2024 | 10:10 am
Barrick looks to explore new gold, copper deposits in the DRC Last year, Barrick said it intended to search for additional copper deposits in Zambia and the DRC as part of its efforts to expand its presence in the African copper belt. Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 9:30 am
India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:47 am
Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am
Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:11 pm
Freeport Resources seeks partners for Yandera copper project feasibility study The company calls this project one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects. Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 10:37 am
LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and East Africa regions. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 8:55 am
Codelco finalizes leadership shakeup announced in October Chile's state-run copper giant announced the departure of temporary vice president Jose Sanhueza on Tuesday. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 8:45 am
