Copper price drops to April lows as market loses momentum

Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area.

Donald Trump didn't make it to LME Week, the annual jamboree of the global metals trading community. But the US president was the hot topic.

The September imports were 21.2 percent higher than a year earlier and were the highest since March 2016.

Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.

Atalaya Mining produced 166,000 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2017 and has a market capitalization of 327 million pounds ($433 million).

Myanmar is expected to lead in the Mekong region for mining industry growth, driven by the high production growth of tin, lead and coal.

For all the bullish talk about metals of the future, miners are making some of their biggest profits from heavy-industry stalwart coal.

Chile expects lithium to soon become its second largest mining asset, just behind copper. It's currently the country's fourth biggest export.

KGHM will deliver updated strategy by year-end and it has no plans to sell foreign assets.