Teck dam deal brings giant Chile copper project in focus
Report says $1.2B hydro sale could provide Vancouver-based company the cash cushion to decide on 270,000 tonnes a year Chile copper mine expansion.
Frik Els , Editor
Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
Posts by Frik Els:
World steel production to flatline for two decades
Strong growth this year won't last says World Steel Organization.
Continental surges 33% after securing $134m for Colombia gold mine
World number two gold miner Newmont takes 20% stake and private equity giant Red Kite 5% in Toronto junior.
‘When not if’ palladium will top platinum price
New report says record autocatalyst demand, falling mine supply, will make palladium more valuable than platinum for the first time since 2001.
CHARTS: Gold price vs Fed vs ETF investors vs hedge funds
Gold price falls to 8-week low Tuesday, turning the old Wall St adage buy on rumour sell on fact on its head and opening up a huge gap for bargain hunters.
Coking coal price slumps again
Chinese steelmakers overestimated impact of Australian cyclone and the market is now awash in met coal.
Copper price: Plunge in China imports wipes out 2017 gains
Chinese refined copper imports for April down 30%, concentrate shipments decline 17%.
Here’s why the iron ore price is tanking
And why the worst may be over already.
US DoE delivers big boost to uranium price
US Dept of Energy makes huge cuts to allowable transfers of uranium this year and in 2018.
Iron ore price rebounds
Up 10% in two weeks.
Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high
Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.
