Copper Top Stories

Marimaca eyes ASX dual listing to boost Chile project

The Canadian miner has reportedly engaged law firm Thomson Geer to finalize a prospectus for listing in the ASX before Christmas.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2024 | 3:47 am

White Gold grows Yukon resources

The resource is "one of the highest-grade open-pit gold resources…

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 20, 2024 | 1:26 pm

British Columbia creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity

Critical minerals are central to BC’s economic vision, with demand…

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | November 20, 2024 | 8:54 am

Chile’s rare salt flat fish face threat from lithium mining project

Copper mining has already reduced the "karachi" population due to water extraction.

Reuters | November 20, 2024 | 5:59 am

Rio Tinto, Panguna stakeholders to address mine legacy impacts at roundtable

The Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment is expected to be…

Staff Writer | November 19, 2024 | 3:07 pm

Congo reinstates miners’ VAT exemption on imports in U-turn

The government owes mining companies about $700 million in VAT reimbursements from before last year's suspension.

Reuters | August 16, 2017 | 2:03 pm

Copper price surges to 32-month high as hedge funds place $20 billion bet

Copper trades just short of $3 a pound as large scale futures speculators build massive bullish position and global supply worries resurface.

Frik Els | August 16, 2017 | 12:16 pm

Copper price consensus outlook suggest rally will run out of steam

Even the most optimistic forecasts for copper by year-end is below the spot price.

MINING.com Editor | August 16, 2017 | 7:17 am

Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles

Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2017 | 7:16 am

Flash floods hit Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations

Flash floods have left one worker missing and caused extensive damage to a power plant at the miner's operations in the eastern-most province of Papua.

Reuters | August 16, 2017 | 2:53 am

Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten”

In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less consumption to avoid ecological collapse.

Critical Resource | August 15, 2017 | 10:43 am

First Quantum mines in Zambia also affected by power supply cuts

Zambia's state power company made the decision amid an ongoing dispute over the implementation of new electricity tariffs in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2017 | 9:28 am

CHARTS: Mining once again one of biggest drivers of US economy

Value added brought by the mining sector grew by more than 21% in the first three months of the year — the largest increase since the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2017 | 2:39 am

UK lithium start-up gets $1.3 million to build new mine in Cornwall

Claims that Cornwall is sitting on a multibillion-dollar lithium bonanza will soon be tested as newcomer Cornish Lithium has now enough money to start exploring the region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2017 | 1:05 pm

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