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Kazakhstan miner Kaz Minerals ramps up output, profits rise

Kaz Minerals, a copper company focused on Kazakhstan, narrowed its full-year production guidance on Thursday to 235,000-260,000 tonnes after first-half output more than doubled, boosted by a market hitting multi-year highs.

Reuters | August 17, 2017 | 10:59 am

Argentina confirms charges for Barrick employees over 2015 cyanide spill at Veladero

Court of appeals says charges of “pollution, negligence and malpractice" still in place for 8 of 9 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2017 | 9:26 am

BHP commits $2.5bn to extend life of Spence copper mine in Chile

Project will extend the life of its Spence copper mine in Chile by over 50 years, at a time when copper prices have reach their highest levels since late 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2017 | 2:55 am

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

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