Copper Top Stories

Newmont changes shows complexity of adding boardroom diversity

The miner's decision to replace two retiring female directors with men from Africa and Mexico has resulted in the first net gain in almost a year for men on the boards of S&P 500 companies.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2021 | 6:00 am

Local consortium proposes to develop Pakistan copper and gold mine after arbitration case

A 2013 court decision blocked the development of the Reko…

Reuters | May 16, 2021 | 8:55 am

From digging to electric fields: new technique to extract metals from hard rock ore

An international group of scientists say digging may not be…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 16, 2021 | 8:09 am

Crazy metal prices inflate miners’ capex conundrum

Soaring commodity prices should be a green light for global…

Reuters | May 14, 2021 | 4:29 pm

Union at BHP’s Escondida, Spence copper mines reject contract offer

Union president says 97% of the group's workers had voted…

Reuters | May 14, 2021 | 1:08 pm

Acacia pulls back from major gold mine in Tanzania

“The decision was driven by unsustainable cash outflows at the mine due to the concentrate ban and the operating environment,” company officials said in a statement.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 4, 2017 | 9:59 am

10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining

Active mining concessions add up to 25,716

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 4, 2017 | 8:15 am

Major copper producers lose record output

The world's major copper producers have lost a record amount of copper output due to strikes, power outages and low ore grades

MINING.com Editor | September 3, 2017 | 1:56 pm

Canadian government to spend $247M on roads to support Yukon mines

Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will inject $247 million into the Yukon’s highway network.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 3, 2017 | 1:30 pm

Newmont begins production at Tanami expansion project in Australia

Company expects to increase gold production at Tanami by 80,000 ounces annually, reaching between 425,000-475,000 ounces a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2017 | 5:28 am

Peru to auction $2 billion Michiquillay copper project in November

The massive project is expected to process close to 80,000 tonnes of copper ore a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2017 | 3:38 am

First Quantum boosts Minera Panama stake to 90%

Deal valued at $635 million.

Reuters | August 31, 2017 | 2:46 pm

Canada’s Trevali among world’s top zinc producers with Glencore mines buy

Acquisition makes of the Canadian miner one of the few multi-asset, low-cost global zinc producers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2017 | 9:45 am

SolGold on a roll in Ecuador, extends mineralization at Cascabel

The Cascabel project is located in the northern portion of the Andean copper belt in Ecuador, renowned for hosting almost half the world’s copper known reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2017 | 4:21 am

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