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Strike looms after breakdown in talks at Chile’s Caserones copper mine

A union representing workers at Lumina Copper's Caserones mine in Chile said on Thursday that contract negotiations with the company had failed, paving the way for a potential strike.

Reuters | July 19, 2018 | 1:46 pm

Copper tumbles below $6,000 as China sends metals into freefall

Copper crashed through $6,000 a metric ton for the first time in a year and is headed for its biggest monthly drop since 2015.

Reuters | July 19, 2018 | 11:12 am

Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade

From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 3:43 am

Citi sees ‘copper on steroids’ as Trump slump masks shortage

Copper’s slump amid a deepening global trade conflict offers a long-term buying opportunity, according to Citigroup Inc.

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2018 | 11:37 am

Jiangxi Copper general manager and executives leave roles

Major managerial shake-up at the state-run Jianxi Copper.

Reuters | July 18, 2018 | 10:38 am

BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts

Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.

Reuters | July 18, 2018 | 5:38 am

Smelting constraints make zinc’s price plunge look overdone

Expectations for a rise in zinc concentrate supplies in coming years have driven down the metal price to one-year lows, but smelting capacity constraints suggest the sell-off is premature.

Reuters | July 17, 2018 | 12:23 pm

Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics

Canadian researches came to such conclusion after spending years examining waterbodies located within five kilometres of abandoned mine sites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2018 | 8:57 am

World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling

Nobody who owns a copper mine wants to give it up. Even when Glencore and Anglo American Plc were crippled by debt during the 2015 commodity slump, neither was willing to entertain an offer from Rio for their holdings in the giant Collahuasi deposit in Chile.

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2018 | 7:09 am

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Strike looms after breakdown in talks at Chile’s Caserones copper mine

Copper tumbles below $6,000 as China sends metals into freefall

Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade

Citi sees ‘copper on steroids’ as Trump slump masks shortage

Jiangxi Copper general manager and executives leave roles

BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts

Smelting constraints make zinc’s price plunge look overdone

Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics

World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling

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