Copper Top Stories

Copper Mountain nearly doubles BC mine resource to 1.1 billion tonnes

Incorporating the updated reserve base, the Copper Mountain mine plan has been extended to 32 years with the 65,000 t/d expansion commencing in 2028.

Staff Writer | September 28, 2022 | 11:18 am

Arizona Sonoran delivers initial resource for Parks/Salyer deposit

The P/S deposit is located 2 km southwest from the…

Staff Writer | September 28, 2022 | 9:08 am

Konkola Copper Mines hires RMB to find new investor

Zambia's previous government put KCM in the hands of a…

Reuters | September 28, 2022 | 7:31 am

Foran’s ambitious net zero plans for McIlvenna Bay attract investors

Foran has had a busy year as it advances the…

Kelsey Rolfe | September 28, 2022 | 7:06 am

Commodities tumble with surging dollar hitting raw materials

Gold slid to the lowest in more than two years…

Bloomberg News | September 28, 2022 | 2:45 am

Codelco expects $2.8 billion profit this year

Last year's profit at the state-run company was about $2.1 billion, before taxes and extraordinary items.

Reuters | March 8, 2021 | 6:37 am

IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 8, 2021 | 6:15 am

Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization

The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 7, 2021 | 7:30 am

British Columbia’s mineral exploration spend up 28% – report

EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 2:19 pm

Tests find copper can kill 99.9% of germs on high-touch surfaces

Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as a public health product by Health Canada and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 12:52 pm

EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 12:21 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 10:49 am

Activist investor Pentwater takes aim at Turquoise, Rio boards over CEO exit

Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 9:53 am

KGHM looking to sell two US copper assets

Poland's state-run mining company plans to sell its Robinson and Carlota copper mines in the United States and reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 7:58 am

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