Copper Top Stories

Generation Mining completes pilot plant testing for Marathon

Company has completed the second phase of metallurgical testing and pilot plant trials for its Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 27, 2021 | 4:32 am

Freeport stock dives as it narrowly beats Q4 estimates

Freeport was the best-performing mining stock from late March to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2021 | 10:27 am

First Quantum reports record copper output

Company achieved its highest ever annual copper production of 779kt…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2021 | 8:59 am

Talon Metals shares up on drill results at Tamarack

New drill hole sets a record at the nickel-copper-cobalt project…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2021 | 8:21 am

World’s copper mines struggling with covid-19

Smelter benchmark at decade lows after what was supposed to…

Reuters | January 26, 2021 | 6:09 am

MMG swings to loss and books $784 million write down

The overseas unit of China’s largest state-owned copper and zinc producer is the latest victim of a sustained rout in metal prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2016 | 4:00 am

Copper, nickel prices retreat on weak Chinese export data

Traders were quick to hit their sell buttons as official figures released in Beijing today showed exports in February were down a whopping 25.4 percent from the previous year.

Andrew Topf | March 8, 2016 | 3:19 pm

Goldman rains on everyone’s parade, says commodities rally won’t last

The recent surge in prices of gold, oil and other commodities has come prematurely, says the bank, arguing that lower prices are needed for markets to rebalance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2016 | 6:05 am

Landslide at Glencore Katanga mine in DRC leaves 2 dead, 5 missing

Causes of the wall collapse at the open pit KOV mine are still unclear.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2016 | 3:27 am

EY: Distress and divestments to dominate mining deals in 2016

EY notes that after the fifth consecutive year of declining deal volume and values, increasing levels of financial distress will trigger more divestments, spin-offs, joint ventures and possibly hostile takeover bids.

Ernst & Young | March 8, 2016 | 2:00 am

Chile helping miners to stay afloat, but threat of labour reform, lower copper prices loom

The government has set aside some $20 million through June to assist small and medium miners

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2016 | 1:30 am

Global mining exploration down 19% in 2015

The global exploration sector continues to struggle against strong market headwinds, a new reprt shows.

SNL Metals & Mining | March 7, 2016 | 12:10 am

Huge Minnesota copper-nickel mine clears environmental hurdle

PolyMet says the NorthMet Project will annually produce 72 million pounds of copper, 15.4 million pounds of nickel, 720,000 pounds of cobalt and 106,000 troy ounces of precious metals.

Andrew Topf | March 6, 2016 | 4:19 pm

Mining stocks in once-a-decade rally

Friday's jump in copper and iron ore prices propel mining stocks to biggest weekly gain since 2008.

Frik Els | March 4, 2016 | 2:43 pm

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