Nexa announces Aripuanã zinc mine ramp up The mine is currently Nexa’s largest investment in Brazil and one of the few zinc projects in the world. Bruno Venditti | July 5, 2022 | 3:38 pm
Copper price lowest since November 2020 on economic slowdown worries Prices extended decline as aggressive interest rates, a spike in covid-19 cases in China, potential recession, and rising inventories weighed on investor sentiment. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 8:11 am
Chile delivers final constitution draft as skepticism runs high The charter incorporates new considerations into central bank policy making and protects glaciers from mining. Bloomberg News | July 4, 2022 | 1:42 pm
Metals melt down as recession fears overwhelm supply woes Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months, writes Andy Home. Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 1:07 pm
Chile’s copper production drops 2.5% in May Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 6.3% on a year-on-year basis to 142,900 tonnes. Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 1:05 pm
Nevada Copper arranges $70m loan to maintain Pumpkin Hollow underground mine operations Pumpkin Hollow was the first copper mine to come online in the US over the past decade. Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 12:36 pm
Copper price below $8,000 as slowdown fears mount "Inventories for metals are shrinking to multi-year lows." MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 12:35 pm
Phoenix Copper launches novel bond linked to copper price Phoenix is raising cash to revive production at the Empire copper mine in Idaho. Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 11:41 am
EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 3, 2022 | 11:41 am