Freeport sets lower 2020 treatment charges with Chinese copper smelters Freeport-McMoRan and three Chinese copper smelters have agreed a 23% cut in annual treatment and refining charges. Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 9:17 am
KGHM says Chile protests, potential tax changes could impact business KGHM owns a 55% stake in Chile's Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum mine in the Atacama Desert. Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 9:11 am
A $60 billion mine propels Bougainville’s independence vote Born out of bloodshed, colonial politics, civil war and the pursuit of mining riches, the independence referendum has been a long time coming. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2019 | 3:09 pm
Teck hires Barclays to sell Peru mine stake Teck is likely to sell or seek a partner for Zafranal. Reuters | November 20, 2019 | 1:36 pm
Golden Ridge hits gold at Ball Creek The highlight is an intercept from the Main zone returning 291.5 metres of 0.48 g/t gold, 0.14% copper and 0.95 g/t silver. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2019 | 1:27 pm
Chile’s Codelco set to get a slice of Ecuador’s copper riches The world’s No. 1 copper producer is expected to ink a deal with Ecuador's Enami this week, to jointly develop the massive Llurimagua deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2019 | 3:47 am
EU launches probe into Aurubis purchase of recycler Metallo Aurubis, Europe's biggest copper smelter, said in May it had agreed to buy Metallo for 380 million euros ($420.7 million). Reuters | November 19, 2019 | 10:50 am
Rio Tinto faces fresh legal setback at Oyu Tolgoi mine Administrative court has upheld claims that authorities didn’t follow due process on the agreement that underpins the asset’s development. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2019 | 5:18 am
Emgold expands in Nevada The junior miner increased the size of its New York Canyon property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2019 | 6:20 am