Weekly Newsletter 10 October 2025
Shovel ready? After nine months of US President Donald Trump’s policies designed to get mining projects shovel-ready to boost homegrown…
FT Live: El Teniente mine collapse “a new phenomenon” – Codelco chairman
Maximo Pacheco said that the investigation into the accident will make mining at the deposit safer. Maximo Pacheco, chairman of…
Teck CEO stands by QB ahead of Anglo tie-up
MANAGEMENT Anglo Teck could be a critical minerals giant, conference told Jonathan Price, Teck | Credits: FT Quebrada Blanca is…
Communities turn on anti-Cobre Panama NGO
AMERICAS Communities suspect that CIAM used the Cobre Panama protest to raise its profile First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama operation…
‘Immense productivity pressure’: the forces shaping mining
TECHNOLOGY Mining tech leaders on the factors affecting equipment and tech decisions at modern mines From left: Baker Hughes vice…
Botswana mandates 24% local stake in new mining concessions
Previously, the Mines and Minerals Act allowed the government a 15% shareholding in mining concessions. Botswana is one of the…
Perenti chief Mark Norwell to step down in 2026
OPERATIONS Board begins hunt for successor Perenti managing director and chief executive Mark Norwell. | Credits: Perenti Perenti is on…
El Teniente incident a ‘new phenomenon’
SAFETY Andesita and Andes Norte could be back January 2026 Maximo Pacheco spoke about the El Teniente tragedy | Credits:…
Codelco’s August copper production falls to 20-year low
The decline in production is attributed to an accident at the El Teniente mine on 31 July 2025. Codelco produced…
GBM Resources raises $26m for Drummond Basin gold exploration
This fundraising effort saw substantial support from both new and existing institutional investors including its largest shareholder, Wise Walkers. Drummond…