November 14, 2018 Chinese copper smelters look to mine investment to secure supply China is the world's biggest consumer of the metal but its own copper mine production has been stagnating amid a broad crackdown on pollution, exacerbating a heavy reliance on imports.
November 14, 2018 Electric vehicle revolution goes underground with mine truck Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB is aiming to electrify all its underground machines within five years.
November 14, 2018 Rio Tinto wants a piece of Teck’s copper project in Chile Canada’s largest diversified miner has been looking for a development partner for the $4.8-billion extension of Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.
November 14, 2018 Global cobalt glut won’t be stemmed by Glencore Congo output stoppage Disruptions to cobalt supplies in the DRC are not expected to eradicate a glut of the material used to make batteries for electric vehicles, thwarting hopes that prices can be…
November 14, 2018 Xiana pays Glencore $25 million for Chilean operation The Vancouver-based miner acquired Altos De Punitaqui, a producing copper-gold operating company.
November 14, 2018 Ivanhoe Mines shares jump as it finds new copper-rich area in Congo Exploration drilling at the Kamoa North prospect area, which forms part of the company's Kamoa-Kakula mining licence, has defined two new, continuous corridors of shallow and high-grade copper mineralization.
November 13, 2018 Osisko cuts 13% zinc and lead in Titan zone at Key Anacon project The same hole also intersected a separate copper rich zone.
November 13, 2018 Tasca acquires Selish Mountain property in historic gold zone in BC Tasca believes the historic exploration was solely focused on copper.
November 13, 2018 Brazil lawmakers slam Norsk Hydro, regulators for Alunorte leak A congressional commission assembled to look into the incident blamed both the company and regulators, and called for civil and criminal investigations to continue.
November 13, 2018 How much copper is in an electric vehicle? Copper may not be the most prevalent material in Electric vehicles but it does go into the most critical parts.
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