Copper Top Stories

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 11:12 am

We may be entering a new commodities supercycle

Two components of this potential supercycle – oil and gas…

Bloomberg News | March 18, 2021 | 10:21 am

Foran reports wide copper intervals from McIlvenna Bay

The holes were drilled as part of a 30,000-metre program…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2021 | 10:09 am

EnGold defines copper resources at Lac La Hache

Resource estimates have been released for the Spout and G1…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 18, 2021 | 10:07 am

Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi mine suspends operations

State-owned company will suspend copper mining for two weeks from…

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 8:56 am

Ivanhoe Mines announces significant progress in upgrading the Kipushi zinc-copper mine in the DRC

"We are working hard to have the mine ready to restart production": Robert Friedland

Ivanhoe Mines | November 23, 2016 | 8:39 pm

BCGold in a sweet spot in Peru

Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold highlights BCGold, a company that he believes its promising land package in Peru makes it a good buy in this market.

The Gold Report | November 23, 2016 | 5:20 am

Rio Tinto sells Scottish aluminum assets for $410 million

With this deal, Rio has now agreed to more than $1.3bn in divestments this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2016 | 3:44 am

The true benefactor of President Trump’s “America’s Infrastructure First” initiative

Trump plans on investing several-hundred billions of dollars into rebuilding and repairing infrastructure across the US.

Palisade Research | November 23, 2016 | 1:10 am

Goldman bullish on commodities amid mining’s accelerating rally

Commodities are back in favour, boosting oil producers and miners after their annus horribilis of 2015.

Globe and Mail | November 22, 2016 | 6:08 pm

Congo gets firmer grip on Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula copper project

Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines and joint-venture partner Zijin Mining have transferred a further 15% interest in their Kamoa-Kakula copper project to the DRC’s government.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2016 | 8:49 am