Copper Top Stories

The fossil-fuel elephant in the electrification room

The transition from fossil fuels to electrified transportation and renewable energy is predicated on two assumptions, both of which are false.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 3, 2023 | 11:53 am

Permitting solutions for mining in British Columbia ‘a priority’, says gov’t

The mining permitting process in the province is known for…

Amanda Stutt | February 3, 2023 | 11:41 am

Filo’s longest copper cuts in Argentina boost takeover appeal

BMO Capital Markets noted the drill results increase the potential…

Staff Writer | February 3, 2023 | 9:59 am

Graphic: Disruptions raise the chance of copper supply tightness

Production disruptions in Latin America and Africa have raised the…

Reuters | February 3, 2023 | 7:16 am

Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2023 | 6:52 am

Chile’s top miners see copper production fall in August

BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production drop 14% year-on-year.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 7:54 am

Las Bambas standoff tests Castillo’s mining reform pledges

Peru's new socialist government swept to power pledging to strike a new deal with the copper mining sector to redistribute profits to Andean communities.

Reuters | October 4, 2021 | 3:47 am

Yamana Gold founder talks ‘generational’ mines

Of Yamana’s five operating mines, three are generational: Canadian Malartic, Jacobina and El Penon.

Northern Miner Staff | October 1, 2021 | 12:16 pm

Peru minister partly blames MMG for Las Bambas unrest, sees solution in train line

Castillo's administration is also seeking to renegotiate the country's most important energy contract.

Reuters | September 30, 2021 | 6:08 pm

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target

The facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of ore in the month ending Sept. 20.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2021 | 10:06 am

Copper price down on Fed taper talk

A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 30, 2021 | 8:53 am

Zambia’s Konkola liquidator arrested, calls money-laundering charges “baseless”

Milingo Lungu, has been charged with laundering more than $2 million.

Reuters | September 30, 2021 | 8:26 am

Chile copper output down in August as labor strikes dog production

The Andean nation's copper output fell to 466,928 tonnes in August.

Reuters | September 30, 2021 | 8:04 am

MMG resumes Las Bambas copper mine shipments

It had halted operations due to protests earlier this week nearby the mine, along Peru’s major copper transport corridor.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2021 | 7:01 am

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