Copper Top Stories

US miners tout environmental credentials in wake of Biden victory

With Biden proposing to hasten the demise of coal and other fossil fuels with his $2-trillion climate plan, miners of so-called strategic metals are hoping Biden's team sees them as partners, not foes.

Reuters | November 12, 2020 | 8:50 am

Glencore boss says pandemic could delay his departure

Ivan Glasenberg had said he would step down once a…

Reuters | November 12, 2020 | 7:00 am

Teck tests covid-fighting copper coatings on transit

Teck and partners in Vancouver promote the use of antimicrobial…

MINING.com Editor | November 11, 2020 | 12:55 pm

Nova acquires royalty on Antofagasta’s Twin Metals project

Nova is buying a 2.4% NSR royalty on a portion…

Jackson Chen | November 11, 2020 | 10:22 am

More KAZ Minerals shareholders to vote against buyout plan

The miner's fifth-biggest investor RWC Partners also plans to vote…

Reuters | November 11, 2020 | 8:41 am

EPA’s blows it — causes massive mine wastewater spill at Colorado rivers

While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was investigating pollutants at an old gold mine, it accidentally released an estimated one million gallons of mining waste into a creek.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 8, 2015 | 8:34 am

Barrick comments on planning for $900 gold price

"In today's environment cost cutting is simply not enough."

Frik Els | August 6, 2015 | 1:21 pm

Massive gold reserves in Greece offer unique opportunity for Eldorado Gold

It's no secret that economic turmoil and extreme uncertainty in Greece pose major threats to the global economy.

SNL Metals & Mining | August 6, 2015 | 8:18 am

INFOGRAPHIC: $60 trillion of world debt in one visualization

Today's graphic shows total global public debt and the debt-to-GDP of all countries.

Visual Capitalist | August 6, 2015 | 5:38 am

Barrick making plans for $900 an ounce gold price

World's number one gold miner announces program to sell more mines, make deeper cost cuts after completing scenario-planning for a triple digit gold price.

Frik Els | August 5, 2015 | 3:36 pm

Byproduct of metal price meltdown is a higher silver price

70% of silver is mined as a byproduct – gold, base metal mine closures and declining capex will push silver market into deficit this year says new report.

Frik Els | August 5, 2015 | 12:59 pm

CRA targeting mining-sector tax havens

It’s an issue that the Canadians for Tax Fairness and the Liberal Party of Canada appear to be hoping to make a federal election issue.

Business in Vancouver | August 5, 2015 | 9:13 am

Work continues

There are good companies doing promising work. Yes, the news flow is slower than in better markets, but that doesn’t mean it’s crickets out there.

Gwen Preston - Resource Maven | August 5, 2015 | 8:40 am

Copper price: China fears overdone

Chinese manufacturing shocker dropped copper to a six-year low, but new report says weak business sentiment will have limited impact on the real economy.

Frik Els | August 4, 2015 | 12:34 pm

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