November 16, 2018 Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Congo – executive Barrick Gold is interested in buying more copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Incoming COO of Africa and the Middle East region
November 16, 2018 Teck to name partner in Chilean copper project in December Canada’s largest diversified miner is also studying a Phase 3 for Quebrada Blanca, which would double the mine’s capacity to 600,000 tonnes of copper a year from the 300,000 it’s…
November 16, 2018 Volkswagen to spend $50 billion on electric car ‘offensive’ German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.
November 16, 2018 Vedanta sells copper concentrate from stockpiles at shuttered India smelter The Tamil Nadu state disconnected the smelter's power supply in May following anti-pollution protests that turned violent and culminated in the police opening fire, killing 13 protesters.
November 16, 2018 Philippines to allow some halted mines to resume operations with conditions The nine mines, six of which are nickel operations, have been shut since 2017 as part of an environmental crackdown on the sector.
November 15, 2018 Glencore’s Katanga warns of earnings hit if Congo row not resolved Although Katanga said that copper production was continuing as normal, it warned that its earnings would be affected if the dispute is not settled.
November 15, 2018 Chile trims its 2018, 2019 copper price forecasts Cochilco lowered its average copper price prediction for this year by $0.03 to $2.97 per pound on Thursday in its second negative projection in six months.
November 15, 2018 Zinc One receives positive results from Peruvian project Results are from the Bongará Zinc Mine located in north-central Peru.
November 15, 2018 Antofagasta approves $1.3B expansion of Los Pelambres mine The company said the expansion, to start in early 2019, would add an average 60,000 tonnes of copper a year to its production over the first 15 years of operation.
November 14, 2018 Miners’ spending on hunt for copper, EV metals hits $10 billion Budgets jumped about 19%, outpacing last year’s gain.
Barrick officially resumes operational control of Mali mine Company will resume production gradually and focus on mandatory training for employees and contractors, according to a memo. December 18, 2025 | 09:58 am
