Copper price: Chinese concentrate imports hit monthly record Smelter expansions have increased demand and competition for copper concentrate in China with imports nearing 2m tonnes in February. Frik Els | March 8, 2019 | 12:32 am
First Cobalt extends Iron Creek mineralization by 150 metres First Cobalt Corp. has drilled its deepest hole to date at the Iron Creek cobalt project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 7, 2019 | 4:24 pm
Murchison now owns 100% of the HPM project in Québec The Toronto-based miner acquired Pure Nickel's 50% interest in the nickel-copper-cobalt project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2019 | 7:02 am
Kootenay Silver nearly triples financing after acquiring two new projects in Mexico Mapping and sampling completed by Kootenay of mineralized veins exposed at surface returned grades of up to 692 g/t silver. MINING.com Editor | March 6, 2019 | 3:30 pm
Chile’s Codelco continues lithium push despite slow progress — minister Codelco will continue to develop its lithium assets, including committing $57 million for further exploration. Reuters | March 6, 2019 | 11:51 am
Global Mineral Professionals Alliance launches tailings initiative The members of the Alliance agreed on the urgency of examining tailings from the perspective of disposal and closure. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2019 | 7:07 am
OZ Minerals asks – can open data and A$1m change exploration? Explorer Challenge is a crowdsourced challenge offered by OZ Minerals to peruse over their project data and pinpoint the most promising drill targets. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2019 | 4:00 pm
Euro Sun’s stock jumps after financing announcement for Rovina gold project in Romania The Rovina project site is in the historic mining district known as the “Golden Quadrilateral” — one of the largest gold-producing areas in Europe. MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2019 | 2:36 pm
Codelco’s lithium push fades in favor of copper Codelco’s lithium projects, once thought a shoo-in to boost global supply and lower prices, have largely fallen off forecasts. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 12:27 pm