Copper Top Stories

Freeport Indonesia will need to slash output in 2024 if not allowed to export concentrate

Indonesia is set to stop exports of copper concentrate from May after the government delayed the implementation of a ban from June this year.

Reuters | October 24, 2023 | 8:18 am

Video: Don Lindsay on Glencore’s pursuit of Teck and resource nationalism

"They don't distinguish between the good coal and the bad…

Alisha Hiyate | October 24, 2023 | 6:02 am

Ma’aden subscribes for more Ivanhoe Electric shares to maintain 9.9% stake

The Saudi state-owned miner previously paid $126.5 million for its…

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 2:10 pm

First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official

The new contract guarantees a minimum annual income of $375…

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 11:22 am

Copper price rebounds after hitting lowest in 11 months

LME-tracked stockpiles of the metal jumped to the highest since…

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 9:10 am

Teck, Agnico team up at San Nicolas copper project in Mexico

A feasibility study for the project is under way and expected to be complete in early 2024.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2022 | 8:57 am

Turquoise Hill holder Pentwater ups stake, rejects Rio Tinto bid

It has increased its stake in the Canadian miner to 13.77% while rejecting again Rio Tinto’s $3.3bn offer for 49% of Turquoise Hill.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2022 | 5:03 am

Glencore eyes adding lithium to trading business — report

Glencore does not own lithium mines, but has invested heavily in the business of recycling the battery metal this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2022 | 3:48 am

Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector?

The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | September 15, 2022 | 8:10 am

Shallow-water mining in direct conflict with sustainability goals – study

Finnish researchers say that mineral mining alters habitats and causes local biodiversity loss in shallow-water species communities.

Staff Writer | September 15, 2022 | 6:06 am

Newmont delays investment decision on Peru gold mine to 2024

The $2bn project is part of a planned expansion of the Yanacocha gold mine in Peru.

Reuters | September 15, 2022 | 5:33 am

Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia

The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2022 | 3:52 am

Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in British Columbia

The decision to suspend drilling comes as company continues to face delays in permitting.

Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 3:16 pm

Copper price falls as markets brace for US rate hikes

The dollar hit its biggest one-day price since March 2020.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 14, 2022 | 8:13 am

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