MINING.COM

Chile’s Codelco to post earnings above $1 bln this year – CEO

Codelco, which sends all its profits to state coffers, posted a larger profit in the first quarter of 2017 than in all of 2016 as a result of a strict policy of containing costs and a modest recovery in global prices for the red metal.

Reuters | July 17, 2017 | 1:38 pm

Copper price jumps on gangbusters China growth

Chinese economy on track for first annual growth acceleration since 2010 as industrial output surges by 7.6%.

Frik Els | July 17, 2017 | 12:24 pm

Glencore mulls spinning off mining royalties into new company

The spin-off business would go after royalty agreements in copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, worth more than $300 million, while looking to attract a strategic partner to fund further deals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2017 | 8:33 am

Botswana Diamonds jumps on prospecting licence expansion

Vutomi licences were extended into additional area of mineralization adjacent to the firm’s Frischgewaagt project in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2017 | 4:00 am

Copper production to take a quantum leap in this mining nation

Groups estimate that a full 18 new copper projects are set to start production across Peru by 2021.

Oilprice.com | July 15, 2017 | 7:57 pm

Botswana Diamonds soars on lucky find at South Africa’s Ontevreden

The company identified a group 2 kimberlite pipe in an area known by its high-grade diamonds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2017 | 8:06 am

Acacia agrees to pay higher taxes set in Tanzania new mining law

It means that the miner, which had revenue of $1bn last year, will pay about $31 million extra in royalties a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2017 | 3:36 am

Massive copper mine tests Trump’s push to slash regulation

The Resolution copper project in Arizona would be a prototype for a looming era of more invasive US mines as companies run out of easy-to-reach deposits.

Reuters | July 13, 2017 | 6:42 pm

AngloGold taking Tanzania to UN court over country’s new mining law

The miner said it continues to seek a “constructive dialogue” with the country's government to gain assurance that its operations will not be affected by newly enacted mining law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2017 | 9:15 am

First

Last

Home: China’s super-charged buying reshapes the copper market

Chile’s March copper production mixed with drop at Escondida

Chilean mining chief warns royalties bill in current form ‘akin to expropriation’

Cyprus-focused miner Caerus to recover metals from mine waste

Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA

Create FREE account or log in

to receive MINING.COM digests