What to watch for in commodities in 2020 After a tumultuous year, iron ore is expected to slide in 2020. Bloomberg News | January 6, 2020 | 4:50 pm
Chile shuns copper giant investment as social problems mount State-owned copper giant plans to spend $3 billion this year to contain a wave of nationwide protests. Bloomberg News | January 6, 2020 | 9:48 am
First Quantum shares fall after company adopts takeover defense The move adds a potential barrier to any takeover proposal at a time analysts, bankers and miners expect to see more deals in copper. Reuters | January 6, 2020 | 8:29 am
Kutcho Copper eyes feasibility study in mid-2020 Company can complete a feasibility study on its project in British Columbia province in Canada within seven months Steve Stakiw - Special to The Northern Miner | January 3, 2020 | 12:13 pm
Sierra Metals increases resource at Bolivar mine The company says it plans to update the resource again before the end of the first quarter of 2020 to incorporate 1,377 metres of infill drilling. Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | January 3, 2020 | 10:33 am
Excelsior kicks off operations at Gunnison, stock hits 3-month high At full capacity, the mine's production could reach 125 million pounds of copper cathode per year. Jackson Chen | January 2, 2020 | 10:54 am
China copper outlook brightens with miners likely to shine most What has ailed copper for most of the year largely dissipated last month as the US and China closed in on an interim trade deal. Bloomberg News | January 2, 2020 | 9:47 am
Chile mining activity, copper production fall amid protests Copper production fell 6.7% in November from the same month a year earlier. Reuters | December 31, 2019 | 9:29 am
China Gold puts copper miner stake up for sale for one yuan China has been encouraging state-owned enterprises to improve their efficiency by offloading "zombie" companies. Reuters | December 31, 2019 | 9:21 am