Doctor Copper ends 2019 with a new-found spring in his step

Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.

Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities tees up near-, medium- and long-term scenarios for three industrial metals—copper, zinc and nickel—and explains why he is most enthusiastic about zinc.

Asian traders are pulling the metal from warehouses at record levels and paying premiums last seen four years ago.

Majescor's Board of Directors and its management are working expeditiously with the Company's auditors, on a daily basis, to meet the Company's obligations relating to the filing of the 2013 Annual Financial Statements.

Only in royalties Chile's state would lose $2 billion this year.

It is one-tenth the weight of copper, but stronger and much more flexible.

In an effort to curb rebels attacks in Katanga, the country's copper mining hub.

"As long as the world’s most important central banks are stepping back from further monetary stimulus, and China’s appetite for raw materials slows down, the earnings trajectory for metals and mining companies may still be downward."

"Smart blasting, mineral pre-concentration, novel flowsheets and new grinding technologies are just a few of the different strategies which can improve cost effectiveness."