Protest blocks $530m worth of copper from Las Bambas A three-week-long roadblock protest by locals has prevented mine from exporting 189,000 tonnes of copper concentrate. Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:32 am
Taseko Mines to move ahead with Arizona copper project The Florence town council won't appeal the Aquifer protection permit (APP) for the project. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 6:40 am
Production at Kamoa-Kakula less than six months away Ivanhoe Mines reported record-setting progress in December at the DRC copper project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2021 | 6:20 am
R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company Congo is Africa's top producer of copper and the world's leading miner of cobalt. Reuters | January 5, 2021 | 10:44 am
Codelco okays $1.4bn plan to expand Salvador mine It will convert Salvador, in operation since 1959, from an underground copper mine to an open-pit. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2021 | 9:31 am
Bluejay Mining reshuffles board Decision comes as the miner progresses to the next stage of development of the Dundas ilmenite asset in Greenland. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2021 | 7:07 am
Castillo Copper to ramp up work at Mt Oxide project The Australian miner said it is encouraged by results from the ongoing campaign at the Queensland project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2021 | 6:15 am
Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project Native American tribes say it will destroy sites of cultural and religious value. Reuters | January 4, 2021 | 2:33 pm
ALX to acquire Electra nickel project in Ontario The Vancouver-based miner says the project is prospective for nickel, copper, cobalt, PGE and gold mineralization. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 4, 2021 | 6:15 am