Researchers do hyperspectral surveys to search for copper in AlaskaThe U.S. Geological Survey is using a familiar exploration technology to search for copper deposits in remote locations of Alaska.Andrew Topf | July 15, 2016 | 8:10 pm
South African gold firms file plea to appeal lung disease class actionThe class action the firms want to appeal to, paves…Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2016 | 6:07 am
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Rio Tinto may eventually process critical minerals, CEO says The company is currently figuring out ways to extract up to ten so-called critical minerals from copper waste at its mining facility in Utah. Bloomberg News | September 29, 2021 | 10:22 am
‘Very tight’ copper belies market turmoil, industry leader says Prices for the bellwether commodity this year will average more than $4 a pound, said Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society Sonami. Bloomberg News | September 29, 2021 | 8:57 am
Botswana sells troubled state-owned mine to Canada’s Premium Nickel Resources PNR was awarded an exclusive right to undertake six months of due diligence on BCL, placed under liquidation in 2016. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 8:41 am
Copper price falls on China power squeeze worries Copper prices will average more than $4 a pound this year, says Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 29, 2021 | 8:15 am
Nornickel to stick with dividend policy in 2021, CEO says Company will stick with its policy of paying out 60% of core earnings in dividends for 2021. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 7:38 am
Vale rescues all 39 workers trapped in Canadian mine Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo said an investigation would be launched into what happened. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 7:38 am
Anglo Asian grows copper footprint in Azerbaijan The company has been awarded three new concessions, one of which covers a deposit with more than 300,000 tonnes of copper. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2021 | 3:45 am
China copper smelters raise Q4 treatment charge floor ahead of miner talks The fourth-quarter floor is up 27.3% from $55 per tonne and 5.5 cents a pound in the third quarter. Reuters | September 28, 2021 | 9:54 pm
Germ-killing copper to be installed on Toronto and Vancouver transit Teck Resources' Copper & Heath program installs copper products on buses, subway cars, and streetcars in the Greater Toronto Area as well as buses and SkyTrains in Metro Vancouver. MINING.com Editor | September 28, 2021 | 1:54 pm