Copper Top Stories

Top Australian capital raises seek to create mining value

Australian companies raise funds to advance a suite of projects including copper, nickel, gold, silver, lithium rare earths and uranium.

Henry Lazenby | July 27, 2021 | 10:01 am

Copper price down on pressure from rebounding dollar

Prices snapped a five-session winning streak under pressure from a…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 27, 2021 | 8:48 am

African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks

The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly…

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 8:39 am

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

Negotiations over the past two months between the company and…

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

Canadian miner denounces illegal stoppage at Panamanian mine

“The dominant union, which represents the majority of workers, is not involved in the action,” an official statement reads.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2018 | 6:21 pm

New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls

"Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.

Frik Els | March 15, 2018 | 3:27 pm

How Congo faced down some of the world’s biggest mining firms

The changes to the mining code in Congo, which supplies some 60 percent of the world's cobalt, could have repercussions for consumers around the world.

Reuters | March 15, 2018 | 10:35 am

Chile’s Escondida invites union to early labor talks

Last year, a more than month-long strike at Escondida ended with workers opting to extend their previous contract through July 31 of this year instead of replacing it.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 6:19 pm

Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile

The Mayor of the city of Quilpué rejected the proposal.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2018 | 6:13 pm

Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo

Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:40 pm

Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo

The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2018 | 4:45 am