Copper Top Stories

BHP delivers final offer to workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine

Negotiations over the past two months between the company and its powerful workers' union over a new labor contract have been conducted in utmost secrecy.

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 7:59 am

Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid

Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2021 | 6:21 am

Peru road blockades hit MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine once again

Residents of three communities in the Chumbivilcas province of the…

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 9:49 pm

Copper producers are paying the price of their covid cutbacks

While producer profits are booming thanks to high prices fueled…

Bloomberg News | July 26, 2021 | 2:10 pm

Peru opposition to lead Congress in setback for socialist Castillo

A leadership team headed by centrist legislator María del Carmen…

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 12:42 pm

Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019

The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper, gold, phosphate and other minerals.

Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 4:18 pm

Union official at Chile’s Escondida mine predicts ‘overwhelming’ vote against BHP offer

Union members have until Wednesday to finish voting on the company's proposal.

Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 4:07 pm

First Quantum extends copper hedging, even as trade war clips prices

The miner said it aims to ensure a level of cash flow for its $6.3 billion Cobre Panama project ahead of commercial production.

Reuters | July 30, 2018 | 3:38 pm

Copper price bears shrug $280B China stimulus package

And Chuquicamata stoppage, looming Escondida strike.

Frik Els | July 30, 2018 | 2:58 pm

Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine hit by strike, blockage

Workers have downed tools and blocked access to the mine in protest of the "unjustified layoff" of two colleagues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2018 | 5:46 am

Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M

Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2018 | 3:22 am

Environmentalists worried about prospecting in New Zealand’s South Island

The government lifted a moratorium for prospecting permits on 7,828 square kilometres on the northern part of the South Island.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 29, 2018 | 2:12 pm

Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be ready in January

A “scoping report” based on 175,000 comments will be published in August 2018.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 29, 2018 | 11:54 am

Chile’s Escondida mine workers reject labor offer, to vote on strike

The vote began on Saturday and will continue through the middle of next week.

Reuters | July 29, 2018 | 10:08 am

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