Copper Top Stories

Codelco clinches deal with workers at Radomiro Tomic mine, strike fears defused

Company said in a statement that it had reached a collective agreement with the mine's worker union, which included a bonus payment of around 4.16 million Chilean pesos ($5,776) but no salary adjustment.

Reuters | April 1, 2021 | 7:45 am

DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining

Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2021 | 7:25 am

Red Chris resource from Newcrest confirms block cave potential

Measured and indicated resources contain a total of 13 million…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 31, 2021 | 11:37 am

Copper Mountain announces $250 million senior secured bond issue

The Vancouver-based company says it plans to use the funds…

Northern Miner Staff | March 31, 2021 | 9:59 am

Vedanta plans to build a new $1.4bn copper plant

Company is scouting for locations to set up a new…

Bloomberg News | March 31, 2021 | 8:28 am

BHP to spend $2.2bn on US Mad Dog oil project

Expansion has the potential to increase production to 140,000 barrels of oil per day from the about 80,000 barrels it currently generates.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2017 | 3:50 am

Goldcorp buys back gold stream on giant Chile project

Vancouver company pays $65 million cash for a 4% stream on El Morro deposit, half of NuevoUnion, its joint venture with Teck.

Frik Els | February 8, 2017 | 2:19 pm

Southern Copper wants to shoot the lights out

World number five producer adding 600,000 annual tonnes in six years.

Frik Els | February 8, 2017 | 1:01 pm

Rio Tinto logs first annual gain since 2013 on iron ore rally

Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2017 | 3:02 am

Philippine miners say gov’t shutdown order ‘illegal’

Should the government go ahead with all the recommended shutdowns and suspensions, global supply of nickel will drop by about 8%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2017 | 8:08 am

Copper One, Quebec gov’t lock horns

The junior miner has begun proceedings against the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (MFFP) in the superior court over a denied permit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2017 | 7:00 am

Taseko heads to court to try resurrecting New Prosperity

Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) is not giving up on its plan to build a large copper-gold mine in north-central British Columbia, despite two earlier rejections by the Government of Canada.

Andrew Topf | February 5, 2017 | 8:52 pm

Talks between BHP, Escondida workers to resume as Gov’t steps in

The company's request for government mediation effectively extends talks and pushes back the start of a potential strike to Feb. 13.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2017 | 9:01 am

Freeport may curb Indonesia operations if Grasberg deal delayed further

Miner says that each month of delay in obtaining approval to export means production would be reduced by 70 million pounds of copper and 70,000 ounces of gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2017 | 7:26 am

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