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Freeport-McMoRan looking for ways to expand copper production, CEO says

The company isn’t under pressure to follow rivals like BHP in seeking acquisitions, and will instead focus on innovation to grow production and lower costs, CEO Kathleen Quirk said.

Bloomberg News | June 11, 2024 | 10:10 am

Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex

Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 9:58 am

Group Eleven shares leap on high-grade zinc-lead hits at Ballywire in Ireland

One hole returned 29.6 metres grading 4% zinc, 6.6% lead, 78 grams silver per tonne and 0.15% copper from 283.4 metres depth.

Blair McBride | June 11, 2024 | 8:49 am

Anglo Asian nets $5 million prepayment from Trafigura for copper sale

Anglo's Azerbaijan-based subsidiary will receive $3 million immediately and a further $2 million upon resumption of flotation processing.

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 8:12 am

Lawsuit targets Adventus and Salazar’s Ecuador project permit

A group of locals has requested a provincial judge to scrap the environmental permit for the miners’ Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2024 | 5:24 am

Codelco copper output hit by lingering effects of rock collapse

El Teniente’s first-half production is tracking lower than the same period last year as it repairs areas of the underground operation affected by the collapse last June.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2024 | 3:49 pm