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Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals

The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Reuters | May 6, 2019 | 9:14 am

Massive base metals mine in Myanmar to start production in 2021

Bawdwin will be the world’s No. 3 producing lead mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 6, 2019 | 3:55 am

China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts

Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await…

Reuters | April 30, 2019 | 11:01 am

Tower Resources starts exploration program at Nechako gold project in BC

The Vancouver-based miner said the Nechako Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-As dispersal train is…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 30, 2019 | 6:49 am

Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally

Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.

MINING.com Editor | April 16, 2019 | 3:22 pm

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Video: Marimaca Copper aims at low-cost production in Chile’s Antofagasta

At a time when most copper projects are struggling with soaring capital costs, Marimaca expects its eponymous oxide project in Chile’s Atacama Desert to break the mould with a low capital cost of $205 million.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2024 | 1:35 pm

CHART: Did the EV battery metals industry peak in 2022?

This is not what a bullish stream graph looks like.

Frik Els | August 2, 2024 | 10:59 am

Column: New horizons but same old problems for LME warehousing

The Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah is the exchange's first new listing since Amsterdam in 2018.

Reuters | August 2, 2024 | 8:33 am

BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida

The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2024 | 3:49 am

Workers at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile reject contract offer, union says

Workers at the world's largest copper mine rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike.

Reuters | August 1, 2024 | 3:31 pm

Video: Tough markets leading some juniors to pad project potential, Doug Silver warns

Founder of the Denver Gold Forum and expert on mineral economics warns that some companies still use deceptive tactics to exaggerate their project's potential.

Northern Miner Staff | August 1, 2024 | 3:20 pm

Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile

Gold Fields would spend $48 million over six years to acquire three-quarters of the 32.5-sq.-km project.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | August 1, 2024 | 10:01 am

KSM permit milestone builds ‘competitive tension’ for huge gold-copper project, Seabridge says

Seabridge's CEO says the company could be in a position to sign on a joint venture partner within months to help it develop the KSM project.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | August 1, 2024 | 8:55 am

Capstone Copper updates Santo Domingo FS with optimized mine plan

The FS highlighted improved economics compared to the one released in 2020, including an after-tax net present value of $1.7 billion.

Staff Writer | August 1, 2024 | 8:45 am

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