Copper Top Stories

BHP to spend up to $93 million under Chilean environmental court agreement

The lawsuit related to BHP's Escondida copper mine, the world's biggest, and the agreement involves the payment of compensation for environmental damage due to overdrawing water from the Punta Negra salt flat.

Reuters | June 2, 2021 | 1:29 pm

120 year chart shows copper price supercycle only starting

First, in real terms the copper price is nowhere near…

Frik Els | June 2, 2021 | 12:45 pm

Ivanhoe’s Congo copper JV inks 10-year processing deal with nearby smelter

The processing deal will account for just under 40% of…

Reuters | June 2, 2021 | 10:33 am

Mining industry to continue flying high through 2022 – report

Capex budgets are on the rise after major mining companies…

MINING.com Editor | June 2, 2021 | 10:18 am

Chile’s Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April

Codelco copper mine's production fell 0.5% year on year to…

Reuters | June 2, 2021 | 10:00 am

Polish copper producer KGHM cuts 2017 investment and output targets

The state-run firm also said that this year's output of electrolytic copper from its own concentrates will be 35,000 tonnes than the planned 401,000 tonnes due to an accident at its smelter.

Reuters | November 15, 2017 | 3:10 am

Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper

The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous ore smelting.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 14, 2017 | 4:37 pm

Former Xstrata CEO Mick Davis may become Rio Tinto new chairman

The mining veteran could face competition from internal candidates, including former head of UK gas company Centrica, Sam Laidlaw, who now sits on Rio’s board.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2017 | 3:47 am

Venezuela’s Mining Arch in the spotlight again

New reports highlighting the environmental dangers posed by mineral exploitation at the Mining Arch have emerged, as Venezuelan officials try to convince Alrosa to invest in the project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 11:25 am

New fertilizers based on metal nanoparticles expected to produce macro-harvests

Russian scientists have developed a new generation of innovative fertilizers that, they say, are capable of increasing crop productivity by 25 per cent.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 13, 2017 | 10:16 am