Copper Top Stories

Lundin reports interruption to operations at Chapada

Company has withdrawn its 2020 production, cash cost and capital expenditure guidance for its copper and gold mine in Brazil after a power outage caused damage to all four of the operation’s SAG and ball mill motors.

Northern Miner Staff | September 28, 2020 | 11:52 am

Trigon expands resources at Namibia copper project

Resources at the Kombat copper project in Namibia have increased…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 28, 2020 | 10:10 am

Zambia chamber of mines says double taxation hurting investment

Mining companies are being taxed on income that has already…

Reuters | September 28, 2020 | 8:51 am

Brazil’s hidden treasures

Country still takes baby steps when it comes to research…

Bruno Venditti | September 28, 2020 | 8:43 am

Rio Tinto ready for talks over Bougainville mine

The stance marks a change from April, when Rio rebuffed…

Reuters | September 28, 2020 | 7:58 am

Miners need to invest $150bn to avoid looming supply shortages

According to research house Wood Mackenzie, the need for investment is becoming desperate in zinc and lead and will be a major issue in the copper sector in the next few years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2015 | 3:45 am

BHP raising $6.5bn fresh sign of mining turnaround

"There'll always be investors wanting to get in early, but the junior market would only really start to benefit once majors instil investor confidence."

Frik Els | October 15, 2015 | 10:24 pm

Codelco-Mitsui stall Anglo American assets sale in Chile

A month after Anglo completed the sale of Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines in northern Chile, analysts are calling into question the firm’s chance to unload two other assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2015 | 11:40 am

China vs. United States: A tale of two economies

Today's infographic contrasts everything about the two economies. While they are both comparable in size, they are both very different...

Visual Capitalist | October 15, 2015 | 3:33 am

Zinc price rally has further to go

Zinc is the top pick at LME Week, the metal world's largest annual gathering, amid speculation that as with zinc Glencore could ride to rescue of nickel.

Frik Els | October 13, 2015 | 1:54 pm

Chinese copper imports surge

Up 30% in September to highest since January 2014.

Frik Els | October 13, 2015 | 11:53 am

Avino Silver & Gold trades higher on production jump

Up 2.05%

Michael Allan McCrae | October 13, 2015 | 10:06 am

Codelco vows not to cut copper output even if prices keep falling

The world's No.1 copper miner will keep output targets and won't make major changes to its $25 billion investment plan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2015 | 9:50 am

The secrets of junior mining private equity risk managers

A few years ago, there was a perception that private equity was going to come in and wash away the junior sector's worries about insufficient capital.

The Gold Report | October 12, 2015 | 1:12 pm

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