Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, tight supply Despite EV weakness, prices of battery cobalt chemicals rally sharply as supply disruptions continue and work from home sparks consumer electronics boom. Frik Els | September 2, 2020 | 12:53 pm
PIC: When you’re so angry about copper grade you chisel it into rock Stone tablet from the Old Babylonian period circa 1,750 BC complains bitterly about low grade ingots sold by wealthy Ur merchant. MINING.com Editor | September 2, 2020 | 11:58 am
Mexico miners condemn gov’t decision to scrap sectorial post Mexico has eliminated the mining sub-secretary, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as part of a broader austerity drive. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2020 | 10:03 am
Ivanhoe expects first copper at Kakula in less than a year Ivanhoe Mines said total underground development to date at Kakula has surpassed the 20 km mark – about 6 km ahead of schedule. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2020 | 3:55 am
Kutcho Copper stock soars on private placement Shares of Kutcho Copper surged over 20% to a 52-week high. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 1, 2020 | 10:36 am
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake near coast of Chile; mines unaffected Antofagasta said that its operations at Los Pelambres, the closest large deposit to the epicenter, had not been affected. Reuters | September 1, 2020 | 10:25 am
Peru copper mining almost ‘completely recovered’ from pandemic Production of the red metal plunged 20.4% in the first half of 2020. Reuters | September 1, 2020 | 9:38 am
Rio Tinto starts drilling at Janice Lake Rio currently has the option to earn up to an 80% interest in the copper-silver project in Saskatchewan. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 1, 2020 | 9:31 am
Copper price leaps 26-month high on strong Chinese rebound Copper price is enjoying its longest winning streak in 11 years as parallels to post-global financial crisis recovery grow. Frik Els | August 31, 2020 | 11:00 am