As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels. Reuters | January 10, 2020 | 9:10 am
Rio Silver, Peruvian Metals to explore Au-Ag-Cu project in Peru The Canadian miners are splitting responsibilities at the Palta Dorada property in Ancash. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2020 | 6:15 am
BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2020 | 10:00 am
Congo’s Jan-Nov copper output up 16%, cobalt production falls 18% Copper output reached 1.3 million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019. Reuters | January 9, 2020 | 9:52 am
First Quantum achieves record annual copper production The company also said that it could increase its output by up to 25% this year. Jackson Chen | January 9, 2020 | 9:34 am
Excelsior on track to produce first batch of copper cathode in Q1-2020 Initial copper recovery grades at the company's Gunnison project are exceeding expectations. MINING.com Staff Writer | January 9, 2020 | 6:15 am
Will 2020 be junior mining’s year? Another year of covering commodities and select junior mining stocks is all but done and dusted. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | January 8, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Copper price unlikely to rebound even if trade tensions subside – Chile trade group The price of the red metal averaged $2.72 in 2019, compared with $2.97 in 2018. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 12:27 pm
Copper output slumps at Codelco, BHP’s Escondida in November Output at Codelco plummeted 11% in November over the same month in 2018. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 10:59 am