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MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline; Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply; Newmont to buy GT Gold for $311 million; Sibanye calls for mega-merger with AngloGold, Gold Fields

MINING.com Editor | March 12, 2021 | 1:32 pm

Vale, Anglo American underline ESG issues as copper demand soars

Mining executives view higher demand for the metal as an…

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 11:07 am

Copper price rally has echoes of supercycle for Freeport CEO

For Freeport, the jump in copper prices is creating “a…

Bloomberg News | March 12, 2021 | 9:33 am

Codelco sees copper demand rising, prices strong for 3-4 years

The company believes price of the red metal is likely…

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 9:16 am

Trafigura CEO expects 10mt copper supply deficit by 2030

London copper hit near 10-year highs this week on some…

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 8:45 am

SolGold up on Ecuador project results, Canada listing

Having climbed almost 64% since the start of the year, investor sentiment towards SolGold appears to be quite positive.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 23, 2017 | 6:27 am

Chilean experts confirm Mandalay’s mine fully flooded, including trapped workers shelter

Chances of finding the missing workers alive are almost nil, they say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 23, 2017 | 3:40 am

Freeport Indonesia says giant copper mine running as normal despite strike

Company says Grasberg copper mine is running as normal

Reuters | June 22, 2017 | 11:20 am

Infographic | How copper riches helped shape Chile’s economic story

Today, Chile is the world's top copper producer with 7 of the 14 biggest mines globally. But it wasn't always that way.

Visual Capitalist | June 22, 2017 | 10:46 am

Freeport Indonesia workers to extend strike for a month – union

Thousands of mine workers at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc will extend their strike for another month to protest against layoffs, a union official said on Wednesday.

Reuters | June 21, 2017 | 2:05 pm

How copper riches helped shape Chile’s economic story

Although Chile has always been noted for its abundant mineral wealth, the country was actually not a notable copper producer even at the beginning of the 20th century.

Visual Capitalist | June 21, 2017 | 1:48 pm