February 16, 2021 Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%.
February 16, 2021 Glasenberg signs off with Glencore dividend, trading bonanza Firm resumed dividend and flagged possible further payouts on the back of strong commodity prices .
February 16, 2021 BHP’s outlook, record dividend fuel supercycle talk The world's no. 1 miner rewarded investors with a record $5.1bn first-half dividend and forecasted a “very constructive” outlook for the commodities market fundamentals.
February 15, 2021 Copper price surges to new 8-year high on supply worries Industrial activities remain high in China despite the Lunar New Year, keeping demand up.
February 14, 2021 Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.
February 14, 2021 Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd.
February 12, 2021 US judge will not stop land transfer for Rio Tinto mine in Arizona The judge’s decision is likely to escalate the clash between members of Arizona’s San Carlos Apache Tribe, who consider the land home to deities, and Rio and minority partner BHP
February 12, 2021 RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2021 These 10 development projects will play a major role in setting the copper price for the next decade.
February 12, 2021 Mitsubishi Materials completes Chile’s Mantoverde copper stake deal Company completed its purchase of a 30% stake in Chile's copper mine, as the shift to a low carbon economy boosts demand for the metal.
February 12, 2021 Boliden Q4 profit tops forecast proposes dividend hike Boliden's fourth-quarter operating profit rose to 3.08 billion Swedish crowns ($370 million) from 1.74 billion a year earlier.
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