Consensus forecast is for two years of stagnant copper prices

With copper’s key role in the transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change, companies are accelerating their work plans at copper projects around the world.

With the train, Timbopeba processing plant will be able to operate at least at 80% of its capacity of 33,000 tonnes of iron ore "fines" per day.

The senate’s mining and energy committee will hold weekly hearings on the proposed royalty through mid July.

Iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil stood at 26.14 million tonnes last week, up by 1.1 million tonnes from the week earlier, data from Mysteel consultancy showed.

It allows the company to boost throughput by 20% to 3,600 tonnes/day at its flagship Yauricocha copper mine.

Samarco's debt with Vale and BHP totals 23 billion reais, while bondholders are owed the equivalent of 26 billion reais.

A mine run by Americas Gold and Silver in the northern state of Sinaloa is on track to reopen after a longstanding labor dispute.

The company has a growth initiative in place at each of its core copper operations comprising four operating mines.

Vale is considering the use of remote-controlled trains near the Xingu dam for the flow of its production.