World’s top copper projects by capex — report

This is not the first time the Chilean watchdog has fined Lumina.

Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."

CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco mine, shut since November 2015 after a dam collapse killed 19 people.

The new police unit has already had some success, arresting 11 people and seizing about 60 tons of mineral stolen from the copper mines.

Big mining has remained stubbornly focused on shareholder returns, rather than spending on acquisitions and big-ticket projects.

Indonesia forecast copper concentrate exports to drop to 200,000 tonnes in 2019 from about 1.2 million tonnes last year.

Panoramic Resources' first shipment from the Savannah mine contained 7,735 wmt of nickel/copper/cobalt concentrate valued in approximately $6.1 million.

The company is working with several wearable technology providers so companies can monitor biometric and environmental data to identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk, beyond a equipment failure.

Coal and copper generate almost 70% of Mongolia's total export revenues and most of its mining output is sold to neighboring China.