PNG demands 40% of output from Newcrest-Harmony’s Wafi-Golpu project At peak production, the mine is forecast to churn out 320,000 ounces of gold and 150,000 tonnes of copper a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2019 | 3:43 am
Indonesia hikes Freeport’s copper concentrate export recommendation to 700,000 tonnes The new recommendation is much higher than the initial approval for shipments of 198,282 tonnes. Reuters | September 12, 2019 | 9:59 pm
Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal. Frik Els | September 12, 2019 | 4:17 pm
Laurion enjoys high grades of first assays at Ishkoday One notable channel sample assayed 0.29% copper, 4.27% zinc, 4.34 g/t gold and 27.02 g/t silver over 1.8 metre. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 12, 2019 | 3:09 pm
Cardiac Creek returns high grades for ZincX Last year, ZincX released a PEA for Cardiac Creek that outlined a 4,000 t/d underground mine with an 18-year mine life. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 11, 2019 | 11:12 am
Kutcho Copper shares jump 16% on improved met test results Recoveries of copper and zinc from concentrate have improved significantly over the PFS released in 2017. Jackson Chen | September 11, 2019 | 10:43 am
Nationwide mine strike in Peru called “a failure” Peru is the world’s second-largest producer of copper, silver and zinc. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 10, 2019 | 3:04 pm
Newcrest hails drilling results at Western Australia Havieron gold-copper project The asset's mineralization has been extended by a further 100 metres to the north, with high grades of up to 7.9 grams per tonne. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2019 | 6:55 am
Generation Mining expands resource at Marathon deposit The company has completed a new resource estimate showing a 20% increase in contained palladium equivalent. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 9, 2019 | 2:54 pm