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Impact manager Acre raises $100m for African climate infrastructure

Published: 17 Apr 24

Two former BNP Paribas bankers have raised almost $100-million for a new fund which aims to unlock billions of dollars of funding for climate-aligned infrastructure projects in Africa. Acre Impact Capital, a private-debt impact investment manager, is looking to address the estimated $100-billion annual infrastructure financing gap on the continent by providing a portion of the unsecured funding for export finance projects.

De Beers says third cycle sales higher than historical levels, but lags behind last year

Published: 17 Apr 24

Diamond miner De Beers says it generated about $445-million in revenue from its third sales cycle for this year. The figure represents the expected sales value from the company’s latest global sightholder sales and auctions and remains subject to adjustment.

Alpha HPA and Renascor score A$585m in loans for critical minerals projects

Published: 17 Apr 24

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the federal government’s support for two critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia, a move aimed at fostering local manufacturing and creating jobs. Alpha HPA is set to receive A$400-million in new loans to establish Australia’s first high-purity alumina processing facility in the key economic hub of Gladstone. Concurrently, Renascor Resources is set to benefit from a A$185-million loan to propel its Siviour graphite concentrator facility in the Eyre Peninsula.

Rio Tinto CEO Jacob Stausholm says the group delivered stable operating results in the first quarter.

Rio Tinto reports dip in first-quarter iron-ore shipments

Published: 17 Apr 24

Diversified mining group Rio Tinto has reported lower first-quarter iron-ore shipments of 78-million tonnes, amounting to a 5% year-on-year decline. The company attributed the dip to weather disruptions at ports, leading to a lower stock drawdown, and decreased production from certain mines in Western Australia.

Trafigura CEO says copper must surpass $10 000/t to meet demand

Published: 17 Apr 24

In order to fill a potential supply gap of eight-million tons by 2034, mining companies need prices that are higher than $10 000/t and possibly as high as $12 000/t, says Trafigura Group CEO Jeremy Weir. Weir made his comments Tuesday during a presentation at the CRU World Copper Conference in Santiago, where the copper industry is gathering for one of the industry’s biggest annual events.

US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports

Published: 17 Apr 24

The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge on the decision. The US Interior Department's recommendation to end the project in its current form could come in an environmental analysis due later this week, the report said.

Rio Tinto aims to keep Resolution's copper in US, executive says

Published: 17 Apr 24

Rio Tinto aims to keep all of the copper from its Resolution mine inside the United States should the long-delayed and controversial project win regulatory approval, a senior executive said on Tuesday. The Arizona mine would, if developed, over its life produce more than 40-billion pounds of copper and supply more than a quarter of US demand, but it is strongly opposed by some Native Americans given concerns the project could destroy a site of religious and cultural import.

First-quarter production was buoyed by Vale's S11D mine, in Para state.

Vale's iron-ore output up 6% in first quarter, sales jump

Published: 17 Apr 24

Brazilian miner Vale on Tuesday reported growth of 6.1% in its first-quarter iron-ore production from a year earlier, driven by improved output from a key project in northern Brazil, while sales in the period also jumped. Vale's iron ore output in the first three months of the year totaled 70.84-million metric tons, it said in a securities filing, buoyed by its S11D mine in Para state, which had its best performance in four years.

Rio Tinto copper boss says building mines is better than buying

Published: 17 Apr 24

Rio Tinto Group’s copper head says he sees much more value in building mines rather than buying existing assets — comments that may disappoint industry observers anticipating another spate of mining dealmaking. The world’s second-largest mining company is looking to reach copper production of one-million metric tons within five years — up from from about 700 000 t. The increase would come as Rio Tinto ramps up in Mongolia, expands in Utah and engages in exploration around the world, including a venture in Chile with Codelco.

Copper's February performance was due in part to a 219.4% production boost from Glencore's Antapaccay mine.

Peru copper production growth near 13% in February

Published: 17 Apr 24

Peru's copper production grew 12.7% in February to reach 216 752 metric tons, the country's energy and mining ministry said on Tuesday. Peru is one of the world's top producers of copper, and mining is a key driver of the Andean country's economy.