Ivanhoe in talks to send Congo zinc to US stockpile
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) is in advanced talks with Congo’s state miner Gecamines and Swiss commodities trader Mercuria to route zinc-rich concentrate…
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MINING.COM series: Mining, power and a new US strategy in Latin America
Latin America is entering 2026 with resources at the centre of a fast-moving geopolitical realignment, underscored by the US capture…
President-elect Kast stuns miners with Chile ministry merge
Chile’s President-elect José Antonio Kast startled the mining industry by folding the mining portfolio into the economy ministry just hours…
Intelligence Newsletter – 21/01/26
Mapped: Artisanal/illegal mining risks Artisanal or illegal mining poses a major risk to the formal mining sector, with the threat…
Rio Tinto copper output rises as merger talks loom
Rio Tinto’s (ASX, NYSE, LON: RIO) copper production rose 5% in the fourth quarter, as a surge from Mongolia’s Oyu…
Venezuela aluminum restart could cost up to $2.3B: WoodMac
Reviving Venezuela’s idle aluminum industry would require up to $2.3 billion in investment but could help ease a widening supply…
Venezuela shock lifts gold, but mining revival remains elusive
The Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela has jolted global markets, fuelling safe-haven demand for gold while doing little to…
Op-Ed: From Allende to Maduro – the price of resources and defiance
From Chile to Venezuela, battles over who controls strategic resources have repeatedly shaped regime change, foreign intervention and political fallout…
Copper prices hit yet another record on supply and tariff fears
Copper prices surged to a fresh record on Tuesday as supply disruptions and US trade uncertainty continues to fuell a…
Axis sues Guinea for $29B over bauxite permit revocation
United Arab Emirates-based bauxite producer Axis International has filed a $28.9 billion arbitration claim against Guinea at a World Bank…