Copper Top Stories

Lion Copper delivers positive PEA for Rio Tinto-backed Yerington project

The integrated Yerington project has a post-tax net present value (at a 7% discount) of $356 million and an internal rate of return of 17.4%.

Staff Writer | January 30, 2024 | 9:30 am

LME targets Hong Kong as option for warehouse expansion

Chinese rules and regulations alongside resistance from competitor Shanghai Futures…

Reuters | January 30, 2024 | 8:31 am

Vale’s 2023 iron ore output tops guidance, but sales fall

The company produced 89.40 million metric tons of iron ore…

Reuters | January 29, 2024 | 1:42 pm

First Quantum to sell 120,000 tons of copper in Panama mine

The miner said selling the copper concentrate is the best…

Reuters | January 29, 2024 | 12:17 pm

Lifezone Metals stock rises on new nickel discovery at Kabanga

The latest drilling results from the Safari Link area represent…

Staff Writer | January 29, 2024 | 9:05 am

Panama launches public consultation process over new contract with First Quantum Minerals

The non-binding public consultation process started on March 24 and ends on April 22, 2023.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 26, 2023 | 12:37 pm

Billionaire mining tycoon in India fights to clear Vedanta’s debt

Vedanta Resources has close to $2 billion of bonds to settle in 2024 — half of which is due in January.

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2023 | 7:40 pm

Mitsubishi enters Casino project in Yukon, acquiring 5% stake in Western Copper

In summer 2022, Western published a feasibility study on the Casino project, outlining an after-tax NVP of C$2.3 billion with an IRR of 18.1%.

Staff Writer | March 24, 2023 | 9:47 am

Canada budget to have tax credit for equipment used to produce EVs – sources

Country will introduce in its budget a 30% investment tax credit to boost clean-tech manufacturing, Reuters reported.

Reuters | March 24, 2023 | 8:17 am

Torex Gold stock rises on encouraging assays from EPO deposit in Mexico

According to CEO Jody Kuzenko, these intersections had similar thickness and even better grades than previous drilling in these areas.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 9:36 am

Copper price back above $9,000 on weaker dollar

China's refined copper production in the first two months of 2023 rose 10.6%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 8:36 am

China’s reopening to roil energy prices if Beijing overdelivers

China’s reopening after three years of Covid Zero is the main source of optimism for commodities markets.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2023 | 7:57 am

Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its blast furnaces with less polluting fuels, including hydrogen.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 7:03 am

Next-gen explosives for mining, military developed

Researchers have developed high explosives that won't detonate unless activated by being filled with an inert fluid.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

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