Mongolia, Turquoise Hill force Rio Tinto into Oyu Tolgoi review They have set up a special committee to conduct an independent review into the project's cost overruns and delays. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2020 | 5:52 am
Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in Western Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2020 | 3:50 am
Antofagasta’s Centinela union rejects contract offer, opens door to strike Minera Centinela produced 276,600 tonnes of copper in 2019. Reuters | November 30, 2020 | 11:32 am
First Quantum expands copper reserve base with Argentina project An NI 43-101 report for the Taca Taca project outlined a maiden mineral reserve estimate of 7.7Mt contained copper. Jackson Chen | November 30, 2020 | 10:17 am
Copper Mountain updates mine plan with 65,000 t/d mill expansion The latest study builds on a 45,000 t/d mill expansion that is now underway and expected to start up in the third quarter of next year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 30, 2020 | 10:15 am
Peru new mining minister vows to streamline permitting Jaime Galvez aims to reduce the current consultation period during the exploration phase to six months, down from about 12 months it currently takes. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 9:28 am
Field narrows for Rio Tinto’s top job Some major mining executives have ruled themselves out, and there is not a long list of acceptable candidates. Reuters | November 30, 2020 | 8:16 am
US fund threatens Rio with legal action over Oyu Tolgoi Pentwater Capital has joined the dispute over how to finance the underground copper project in Mongolia, with an "oppression" order warning. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 3:49 am
Inflation fear and green hope drive investors into copper The copper market is experiencing a wave of investor interest it hasn’t seen for a decade. Bloomberg News | November 29, 2020 | 8:49 am