Codelco signs multi-year contracts in Southeast Asia
Codelco, the world's largest copper producer controlled by the Chilean state, reported Thursday that it has successfully concluded its 2022 sales plan in Southeast Asia with the signing of multi-year contracts. The company had announced in July that it was looking to...
Aluminum: Hydro will cut aluminum production in Slovakia due to energy costs
After the Aluminium Dunkirk Industries France (read the article here) also Norsk Hydro's majority-owned aluminum plant in Slovakia will cut its production to about 60 percent of capacity in response to high electricity costs. A surge in energy and natural gas costs...
Brazil suspends Amazon mineral exploration permits
The head minister of the Brazilian presidency's institutional security cabinet, Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, has rescinded his own orders after being criticized for granting mineral exploration permits in a protected area of the Amazon near the border with Colombia and...
Copper: Peru’s government still far from agreement on restarting MMG’s Las Bambas mine
Peru's government is still far from reaching an agreement that would guarantee the restart of MMG Ltd's massive Las Bambas copper mine, a day before a crucial meeting with local communities whose roadblock has derailed the mining company's operations. Protesting what...
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