November 4, 2019 China’s Zijin buys Freeport’s copper-gold assets in Serbia for up to $390 million The move continues a recent acquisition spree for Zijin and strengthens its foothold in the Balkans.
November 4, 2019 Antofagasta cuts expected copper output further due to Chile’s protests While its four local mines are back in operation, the company has doubled it expected production loss for 2019 to about 10,000 tonnes.
October 31, 2019 The copper market is so bleak miners are turning to the gospel The mood is a reversal from a year ago, as demand for most metals suffers due to the US-China trade war.
October 31, 2019 A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.
October 30, 2019 Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors
October 30, 2019 Peru lets Southern Copper keep building $1.4bn Tia Maria mine The miner, a unit of Grupo Mexico, has sought to build the mine for nearly a decade, but opposition from locals fearing pollution and loss of water supply has thwarted…
October 30, 2019 Atlantic Copper green credentials recognised by Spain’s BBVA According to Wood Mackenzie, the Atlantic Copper smelter is one of the world's most efficient in terms of energy consumption per unit of copper in concentrate.
October 29, 2019 Wallbridge to work Lonmin’s Denison property The Denison property was previously known as the Crean Hill mine.
October 29, 2019 Hudbay vows appeal after court affirms Arizona project ruling At issue is the validity of mining claims that would allow the company to dispose of mine waste on public lands adjacent to its operations.
October 29, 2019 BHP says Escondida copper mine in Chile operating at ‘reduced rate’ UJnion workers walked off the job for part of the day on Tuesday in solidarity with the anti-government protest movement across Chile.
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