China copper imports surge to record as arbitrage pulls in metal Arrivals of unwrought copper and copper products into China were 762,211 tonnes last month, up 16.1% from June. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 8:24 am
Sumitomo predicts record loss as covid-19 hits nickel project Japanese company forecasts a record net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the year to March. Reuters | August 7, 2020 | 8:04 am
Codelco to restart projects beginning next week The miner had been forced to delay several mine expansion projects. Reuters | August 6, 2020 | 2:53 pm
PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 10:10 am
New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2020 | 5:04 am
Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 3:56 am
Chile’s top copper miners boost June output Codelco raised production by 2.5% from June 2019, to 131,900 tonnes. Reuters | August 5, 2020 | 8:01 am
Donald Trump Jr. calls for blocking giant Pebble mine President Trump's eldest son took to Twitter to oppose the vast copper-gold-molybdenum project in Alaska, which is supported by the administration. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2020 | 3:45 am
Taseko expects key permit for Arizona project this week Florence Copper is considered one of the lowest capital intensity copper projects in the world. Jackson Chen | August 4, 2020 | 10:21 am