Canadian railway strike snags steel, copper trade with US CN Railway serves all nine smelters in Canada. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2019 | 2:17 pm
Kutcho Copper recovers 94.5% Cu, 89.3% Zn in met test Earlier metallurgical tests done for the prefeasibility study recovered 84.7% of the copper and 75.7% of the zinc. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2019 | 1:49 pm
Copper supply deal signals tightest market since the supercycle Under a new supply deal signed with Freeport-McMoRan, major Chinese smelters have accepted the lowest processing fees to turn mined ore into finished metal seen since 2011. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2019 | 12:22 pm
Rio Tinto faces having to renegotiate terms at Oyu Tolgoi The Oyu Tolgoi mine, Mongolia's biggest foreign investment project, has already been subject to delays and ballooning costs. Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 10:05 am
Freeport sets lower 2020 treatment charges with Chinese copper smelters Freeport-McMoRan and three Chinese copper smelters have agreed a 23% cut in annual treatment and refining charges. Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 9:17 am
KGHM says Chile protests, potential tax changes could impact business KGHM owns a 55% stake in Chile's Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum mine in the Atacama Desert. Reuters | November 21, 2019 | 9:11 am
A $60 billion mine propels Bougainville’s independence vote Born out of bloodshed, colonial politics, civil war and the pursuit of mining riches, the independence referendum has been a long time coming. Bloomberg News | November 20, 2019 | 3:09 pm
Teck hires Barclays to sell Peru mine stake Teck is likely to sell or seek a partner for Zafranal. Reuters | November 20, 2019 | 1:36 pm
Golden Ridge hits gold at Ball Creek The highlight is an intercept from the Main zone returning 291.5 metres of 0.48 g/t gold, 0.14% copper and 0.95 g/t silver. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 20, 2019 | 1:27 pm