Sun Metals extends 421 zone at Stardust Drill highlights include 26.3 metres of 2.59% copper-equivalent. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 20, 2020 | 11:04 am
Funds buy into copper as trade war uncertainty lifts Funds have been holding a net long position on the CME copper contract since the beginning of this year. Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 9:45 am
Trade war has copper prices artificially low, Chile minister says A resolution to the trade dispute may prompt buyers including China to rebuild their stockpiles, helping fuel the rebound in prices, Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2020 | 7:40 am
Pacific Ridge to acquire two copper-gold properties from Aurico The Vancouver-based miner is expected to get a 75% interest in the Kliyul and Redton properties in British Columbia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2020 | 6:10 am
Chilean Mining Commission to investigate insurance fraud denounced by Codelco The world’s top copper producer says four of its unions were victims of inflated policy prices. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 12:08 pm
Pancon selected to explore Superfund-designated Brewer gold mine The Canadian miner joined forces with Environmental Risk Transfer with the goal of discovering the mine’s underlying copper-gold porphyry system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2020 | 9:55 am
No need to dig deep to find gold – study A researcher has figured out what makes porphyry deposits rich in gold or in copper. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 6:46 am
NorZinc hits permitting milestone on road to Prairie Creek The project has 8.1 million tonnes in proven and probable mineral reserves grading 8.64% zinc, 8.1% lead and 124.22 grams silver per tonne David Perri | January 18, 2020 | 12:49 pm
Trade war has copper prices artificially low, Chile minister says The phase-one trade deal between the US and China may bring some relief. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 3:25 pm