Orestone to start exploring copper-gold project in Chile The Vancouver-based miner said that a geophysical contractor has been mobilized to the Resguardo project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 24, 2019 | 6:40 am
Workers at Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine vote to continue strike The unions went on strike eight days earlier after initial negotiations over a new collective labor contract failed. Reuters | June 23, 2019 | 8:19 am
Chile’s Codelco has already lost $17.5 million on Chuquicamata strike Lost production in the first week of the labour action amounts to about 3,500 tonnes of copper. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 9:13 am
SolGold shares soar after Ecuador court dismisses call for referendum on mining The country's Constitutional Court has rejected calls for a referendum, which could have halted the miner's flagship Cascabel and other projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2019 | 4:38 am
Zambia to choose buyer for Vedanta unit in July, Lungu says The company is also considering whether to appeal a decision earlier on Thursday to reject Vedanta’s request to be joined to the liquidation proceedings. Bloomberg News | June 20, 2019 | 3:18 pm
Ero Copper intersects highest grade to date at Vermelhos; stock jumps 7% Eros Copper Corp is focused on copper production in the Vale do Curaca Property in Brazil where it has been operating for 39 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 20, 2019 | 2:57 pm
Taseko’s Florence mine reaches commercial grade leach solution The goal is to have the project shovel ready in the first half of 2020 followed by commercial production in 2021. Canadian Mining Journal | June 20, 2019 | 2:23 pm
Northern Dynasty funds next steps at Pebble project When the preliminary economic assessment was delivered in 2011, the cost of the Pebble project was estimated at US$5.76 billion. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 19, 2019 | 2:33 pm
Zambian president expects to find buyer for Vedanta unit by July The government received expressions of interest for the unit, Konkola Copper Mines, from companies based in Turkey, Russia, India, Canada and China. Bloomberg News | June 19, 2019 | 1:58 pm