The new discovery, named the Novo zone, was found about 200 metres below the existing infrastructure of the Vermelhos mine.

JV between Imperial and Newcrest produced just under 16koz of gold and 16m pounds of copper in Q1.

CEO of world's top gold miner says copper boom is just beginning.

Economies reopening coupled with massive stimulus, faster-than-expected vaccine rollouts, and supportive fundamentals all point to even higher prices, said ING Bank.

Bacteria found in mines are able to transform toxic copper ions to stable single-atom metallic copper.

Tahltan territory sits on an estimated 50.6 million ounces of gold and 12.5 billion pounds of copper.

The pace of the digital transition will impact the intensity in the use of energy, as well as direct demand for metals used in manufacturing, Fitch says.