Copper Top Stories

Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound

Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 15, 2020 | 10:57 am

Freeport lower 2021 copper charges signal sixth drop for benchmark

Spot treatment charges in China are languishing at their lowest…

Reuters | December 15, 2020 | 10:05 am

Strike averted at Centinela as union accepts offer

The agreement followed the company’s offer of a 36-month contract,…

Reuters | December 15, 2020 | 9:45 am

Australia to review JORC Code

The Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code regulates the integrity…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 15, 2020 | 6:15 am

Surge Copper acquires option on 70% stake in Berg copper project

Berg includes a historic resource estimate of 397 million measured…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 15, 2020 | 5:45 am

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Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low

The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.

Frik Els | November 19, 2015 | 12:25 pm

Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years

The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2015 | 10:16 am

Indonesia probing allegations of extortion to Freeport-McMoRan by senior officials

The investigation aims to determine whether senior officials tried extorting Freeport’s Indonesian unit in return for letting the company continue to operate in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2015 | 6:15 am

Michael Curran goes down-market shopping for winners

Sure there is risk, as Curran explains in this interview with The Gold Report, but the reward could come via either a takeover bid by an established producer seeking to lower its overall costs or by supporting these companies as they transition into emerging producers.

The Gold Report | November 19, 2015 | 2:20 am

Top 15 copper mines worth $103bn less than a week ago

The value of reserves at the world's largest mines drop after copper price takes another hit.

Frik Els | November 18, 2015 | 4:56 pm

Teck Resources to axe 1,000 jobs, lowers dividend

With the announced cuts the diversified miner brings the total redundancies over the past 18 months to about 2,000.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2015 | 2:02 am

The collapse of commodities in one simple chart

Year to date gold is one of the better performers, but rhodium comes off worst.

Visual Capitalist | November 18, 2015 | 1:37 am

Copper price hits fresh six year low as Paris attacks continue to weigh in

The industrial metal, often viewed as a barometer of global economic growth, fell to its lowest level since 2009.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2015 | 9:54 am

Brazil mine accident puts tailings ponds safety back in the hot spot

Until early November, the failure at the Canadian Mount Polley copper mine had been the worst such breach in recent years.

Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | November 17, 2015 | 6:27 am

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