Canadian, African miners to explore for copper in Namibia They want to examine small-scale production possibilities in the southwestern African country. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 12, 2020 | 6:10 am
Rio says China virus slowing copper ore imports from Mongolia Transport restrictions have been imposed to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Reuters | February 12, 2020 | 5:27 am
Barrick beats forecasts, hikes dividend by 40% as gold prices soar The miner will pay a dividend of 7 cents a share, up from 5 cents in the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2020 | 3:49 am
Trilogy Metals, South32 JV creates Ambler Metals The partnership aims to advance the Arctic and Bornite projects in Alaska’s Ambler mining district. MINING.COM Editor | February 11, 2020 | 4:02 pm
China copper treatment charges hit 8-month high as smelters battle virus Treatment and refining charges climbed to $62.50 a tonne and 6.25 cents a pound on Monday Reuters | February 11, 2020 | 11:24 am
Copper Fox gets Eaglehead project for C$1.4m The deal entails the purchase of the six contiguous mineral claims totalling 15,956 hectares in British Columbia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 11, 2020 | 6:15 am
Newcrest, Harmony to resume permitting talks for PNG project The partners had been hoping to secure a mining lease for the $5.4bn Wafi-Golpu deposit early last year, but new administration brought delays in the permitting process. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 11, 2020 | 3:55 am
BHP becomes world’s top copper producer Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal. Frik Els | February 10, 2020 | 5:35 pm
BeMetals drills zinc-silver deposit in Idaho Historic underground operations at South Mountain were small-scale but high grade. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 10, 2020 | 3:56 pm