Copper Top Stories

Hot Chili PEA for Costa Fuego calls for annual output of 209,000 lb. copper, 49,000 oz. gold

According to the PEA, the post-tax net present value (8% discount) will be $1.1 billion, and the post-tax internal rate of return will be 21%.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2023 | 10:47 am

Miners tap waste for critical minerals

Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste…

Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 8:33 am

Antamina mine to get life extension approval by year’s end, says CEO

Antamina is Peru's largest copper mine and co-owned by Glencore,…

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 2:56 pm

Codelco still evaluating operations hit by rain stoppages

Some operations at the El Teniente mine are still paused…

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 2:54 pm

Peru plans to extend military presence in bid to keep copper shipments flowing

The mining corridor is used by MMG’s Las Bambas, Glencore’s…

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 2:18 pm

Antamina hopes for mine extension approval by early 2023, CEO says

Antamina had announced in April an expansion project that includes investments of $1.6 billion to extend the mine's useful life.

Reuters | July 26, 2022 | 8:55 am

The looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it

S&P Global warns copper shortfall could put brakes on energy transition

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 25, 2022 | 11:28 am

Foran orders Sandvik BEV equipment for McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan

Foran's McIlvenna Bay project is intended to be the centre of a new mining camp in a prolific district that has already been producing for 100 years.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 9:27 am

MMG suspends copper output guidance after Las Bambas protests in Peru

MMG said Las Bambas production had fallen 60% to 32,042 tonnes of copper concentrate in the second quarter.

Reuters | July 25, 2022 | 8:47 am

Codelco resuming work at halted projects after deaths

It has begun to gradually restart two of its projects, which were halted last week following the death of two workers at different locations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2022 | 6:58 am

High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy

Researchers have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys.

Staff Writer | July 25, 2022 | 5:05 am

Copper price rises as risk appetite returns

Global stocks are up for the sixth day and the dollar weakened from 20-year highs.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2022 | 9:02 am

LME says EU sanctions on Russian metals baron do not apply to UMMC

The EU added Andrei Kozitsyn, former head of Urals Mining and Metals Co, to its list of individuals and companies banned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters | July 22, 2022 | 8:11 am

Chile rejects second Anglo American project in two months

Local environmental authority turned down Anglo's $40 million operational continuity project for its El Soldado copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2022 | 7:55 am

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