Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target The facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of ore in the month ending Sept. 20. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 30, 2021 | 10:06 am
Copper price down on Fed taper talk A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 30, 2021 | 8:53 am
Zambia’s Konkola liquidator arrested, calls money-laundering charges “baseless” Milingo Lungu, has been charged with laundering more than $2 million. Reuters | September 30, 2021 | 8:26 am
Chile copper output down in August as labor strikes dog production The Andean nation's copper output fell to 466,928 tonnes in August. Reuters | September 30, 2021 | 8:04 am
MMG resumes Las Bambas copper mine shipments It had halted operations due to protests earlier this week nearby the mine, along Peru’s major copper transport corridor. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2021 | 7:01 am
Rio Tinto disputes report that mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes While it understands stakeholders’ frustration, Rio says the impact of rock conditions and labour issues has not been fully recognized. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2021 | 3:49 am
Rio Tinto declares force majeure on some copper cathode contracts, Kennecott smelter shut Kennecott, in Utah, produced 82,100 tonnes of refined copper in the first half of 2021. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 9:48 pm
Rio CEO seeks ‘win-win’ for Resolution copper project Stausholm hinted that changes were possible to the mine's design plan that might make it palatable to Native Americans. Reuters | September 29, 2021 | 3:11 pm
With miners freed, Vale turns back to rescuing ESG credentials Sunday’s accident at the Sudbury mine is particularly jarring for a company still trying to reinvent itself as a responsible corporate citizen. Bloomberg News | September 29, 2021 | 3:06 pm