Rising resource nationalism in Africa ups stakes for miners — report Central Africa’s copperbelt, and Tanzania capture the bulk of resource nationalism risks, Verisk Maplecroft says. MINING.com Editor | September 24, 2019 | 2:30 pm
Canada’s Atex to acquire copper-gold project in Chile Hochschild Mining previously explored the property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 24, 2019 | 6:20 am
Global copper deficit deepens as Chile, Indonesia production drops The international refined copper market ended the first half of 2019 with a supply shortfall of about 220,000 tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2019 | 3:56 am
Highland Copper announces positive PEA for White Pine North project The PEA is highlighted by an after-tax NPV of $416 million (at 8% discount), as well as an after-tax IRR of 16.8%. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 23, 2019 | 1:02 pm
World’s number one copper producer forced to tap markets for mines overhaul Chile's Codelco has a new funding strategy that includes issuing debt and selling non-structural assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2019 | 11:08 am
First Quantum slumps after saying it’s not in takeover talks The owner of Africa’s biggest copper mine is headed for the biggest loss in seven weeks. Bloomberg News | September 23, 2019 | 10:18 am
Peruvian government wants to secure $21B in mining investments Of the $57 billion that are expected to be invested in 48 mid to long-term mining projects, at least $21 billion should be in place before Martín Vizcarra leaves office, the mining minister said. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 22, 2019 | 1:09 pm
Chile’s ruling party advocates for exempting mining from glacier regulations Representatives of Chile’s ruling party defended this weekend a government proposal to allow mining companies to operate on rocky glaciers. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 22, 2019 | 11:39 am
Pan Pacific sees global copper shortage shrinking in 2020 China's new smelting capacity, meanwhile, will help bolster global output. Reuters | September 20, 2019 | 1:45 pm