The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) reports that the national metallic mining production in November 2022 had an increase in copper, zinc, iron and tin, compared to the similar month of 2021.

With an investment of US$32mn, Chilean iron ore miner Minera del Pacífico (CMP) looks to continue operating in the Pleito district until 2029, which the CAP group firm holds in northern Atacama region.

Rio Tinto, China's Baowu take next step towards developing Guinea joint venture

Rio Tinto and Baowu sign term sheet for Simandou project in Guinea

US steelmaker Nucor has kept its plate pricing flat, a month after it dropped prices by triple digits.

Steelmaker Nucor rolled its first plate at its new mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky.

Indonesia's energy ministry (ESDM) has set the country's coal production target at 694mn t for 2023, around 5pc higher than the 2022 target of 663mn t, which has been exceeded.

The daily Argus ICX 62pc iron ore index was at $117.35/dry metric tonne on 3 January, down by 2.2pc from a year earlier.