China Moly’s Congo copper-cobalt mine expects stable output this year In 2019 Tenke Fungurume produced 177,956 tonnes of copper and 16,098 tonnes of cobalt. Reuters | May 22, 2020 | 9:30 am
Fortescue Metals ups stake in Candente Copper Fortescue now owns almost 20% of Candente, which is advancing a large scale open-pit copper project in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2020 | 9:00 am
Rockcliff hits near-surface copper and zinc at Freebeth Drilling in Manitoba has returned high-grades including 5.28% copper equivalent over 2.3 metres and 4% copper-equivalent over 4.7 metres. Northern Miner Staff | May 21, 2020 | 3:16 pm
In the coming renewable energy boom, Australia is once again the “lucky country” The country ranks highly in the annual Fraser Institute survey of mining companies for investment attractiveness. Reuters | May 21, 2020 | 12:57 pm
Hudbay expects delay to Peru copper expansion Company expects a delay of up to four months before it can start mining an extension at its Constancia mine. Reuters | May 21, 2020 | 12:34 pm
Rio Tinto preps plans for 2020 at Janice Lake Rio can earn an initial 51% in Janice Lake by spending C$10 million on exploration over four years. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 21, 2020 | 12:19 pm
CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending. Frik Els | May 21, 2020 | 11:03 am
EU’s industrial strategy is being wrecked by covid-19 In the dash to secure tomorrow's raw materials, Europe risks losing the metals capacity it already has. Reuters | May 21, 2020 | 10:33 am
CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays. MINING.com Editor | May 20, 2020 | 3:42 pm