Copper Top Stories

BHP, JX Metals to form partnership aimed at reducing carbon footprint in copper supply chain

The companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1985 with the commissioning of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.

Staff Writer | July 11, 2023 | 8:46 am

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims

Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 5:44 am

Deep-South stock soars after Namibia renews copper project license

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed the miner's…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 3:58 am

Peru copper production up 35% in May

Peru has doubled down on efforts to amp up production…

Reuters | July 10, 2023 | 9:09 am

Callinex Mines stock surges on high-grade copper resource estimate for Pine Bay project

A drilling campaign is underway to test high-priority targets with…

Staff Writer | July 10, 2023 | 8:46 am

Coast Copper extends gold-copper zone, makes new discovery at Empire in British Columbia

One drill hole returned 0.69 g/t gold and 0.17% copper over 8.93 metres, including 9.05 g/t gold and 1.75% copper over 0.41 metre.

Jackson Chen | August 15, 2022 | 11:23 am

OZ Minerals gets final nod for key copper-nickel project

West Musgrave was on track for a final investment decision in the current half of 2022.

Reuters | August 15, 2022 | 10:19 am

Copper price falls on demand worries in China

China's central bank unexpectedly cut key interest rates for the second time this year in an attempt to revive credit demand to support growth.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 15, 2022 | 8:41 am

Lundin weighs sale of $1 billion copper-zinc mine in Portugal

The Neves-Corvo mine produced 7,867 tonnes of copper and 20,647 tonnes of zinc in the April-June period this year.

Bloomberg News | August 15, 2022 | 7:37 am

Taseko granted draft permit for Florence copper project in Arizona

The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft underground injection control licence for the project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2022 | 7:09 am

Turquoise Hill rejects Rio Tinto’s $2.7 billion takeover offer

Decision blocks Rio Tinto’s efforts to gain greater control of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2022 | 3:40 am

Australia-based think-tank aims to broker enterprise relationships between miners, Aboriginals

The Ian Kowalick Aboriginal Enterprise Institute aims to broker enterprise relationships and facilitate capacity building to assist remote communities.

Staff Writer | August 14, 2022 | 7:48 am

How to remove chromium, arsenic from mining-polluted water

An adsorbent with high selectivity for chromium and arsenic has been discovered.

Staff Writer | August 14, 2022 | 5:53 am

Codelco turns to AI to squeeze out more copper from aging mines

Mining companies around the world are turning to new technologies to extract more from current operations as new deposits become pricier and trickier to find and develop.

Bloomberg News | August 12, 2022 | 2:53 pm

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