Salazar, Adventus earmark $270m for Ecuador copper-gold project Pre-construction work at the Curipamba-El Domo copper and gold project is expected to begin this year and construction in Q2 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2022 | 7:58 am
PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms Colombia has been trying to diversify its mining sector away from thermal coal. Alisha Hiyate | June 14, 2022 | 7:40 am
Argentina offers tax sweeteners to encourage fledgling copper sector Argentina said it would introduce a new optional tax regime for copper producers that could potentially lower export duties. Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 5:36 pm
Copper’s outlook under threat as economic risks pile up CRU’s latest forecast calls for global copper demand to rise 2.1% per year to 28.5 million metric tons by 2030. Bloomberg News | June 13, 2022 | 11:25 am
Copper price slips as China demand woes resurface Metal price fell as a stronger US dollar and renewed worries over demand due to partial lockdowns in China weighed on sentiment. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 8:30 am
More commodity inflation beckons as war boosts coal The global commodity business can get a whole lot more expensive -- and dirtier, too. Bloomberg News | June 13, 2022 | 7:29 am
Chile and Ecuador restart copper talks after yearslong impasse Ecuador and Chile have resumed negotiations over a partnership to develop a major copper deposit. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2022 | 3:04 pm
New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm
Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 6:47 am