Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone also the largest producer of the metal in the Americas. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 3:48 am
Hudbay secures access to Pampacancha deposit in Peru The land agreement with the Chilloroya community paves the way for mining to begin by year-end. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 19, 2020 | 9:01 am
Freeport Indonesia aims for August kick-off of construction on new copper smelter Front-end engineering and design for the $3 billion smelter has been concluded. Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 8:23 am
Excellon expands high-grade zones at Mexico silver properties, stock jumps Last year, Excellon produced 2 million oz. of silver-equivalent. MINING.com Editor | February 18, 2020 | 1:48 pm
Rick Rule: Buying this may be the best opportunity in exploration Prospect generators are a great resource to reduce financial risk of developing a project. Maurice Jackson | February 18, 2020 | 12:39 pm
Chile says copper price to recover soon from coronavirus impact China is the world's top copper consumer, and Chile is the red metal's top producer. Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 11:43 am
China’s copper imports and aluminium consumption to drop again in 2020 Chinese smelters, facing high inventories of sulphuric acid and logistical problems with the coronavirus outbreak, have been forced to cut production. Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 9:25 am
More heads to roll at Glencore this year The news comes as the Swiss miner and commodities trader reported its first annual net loss since 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2020 | 5:45 am
BHP CEO says company needs more copper, nickel Henry also said that the company would be willing to sell its thermal coal assets if a buyer offered a good value. Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:54 pm