April 15, 2019 Trafigura to take over world’s second-largest zinc smelter Trafigura Group will take control of Nyrstar NV as part of a deal to restructure the struggling company’s debt and steer it away from bankruptcy.
April 15, 2019 China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.
April 15, 2019 Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007.
April 15, 2019 Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.
April 14, 2019 Protesters block road used by Hudbay to transport copper in Peru Members of the community of Tacrara were demanding compensation for the use of a road that, according to them, Hudbay’s trucks were not supposed to be using.
April 14, 2019 Las Bambas’ copper out to the markets after 68-day blockade The Nueva Fuerabamba community agreed to let Las Bambas' trucks circulate through the Corredor Minero del Sur.
April 12, 2019 Miramont confirms mineralized system at Cerro Hermoso The company tested Cerro Hermoso’s Central Breccia zone, Stockwork zone and Carbonate Replacement zone.
April 12, 2019 Antofagasta to decide on $3B Centinela mine expansion by 2021 Speaking on the sidelines of the World Copper Conference held this week in Santiago, chief executive Iván Arriagada said the company will only go ahead with the project if it…
April 12, 2019 Polish parliament’s lower house approves 15% cut to copper tax If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical…
April 12, 2019 Brazil President says Amazon rainforest reserve should be opened to mining President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the country could open a vast reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, a move attempted by his predecessor that was quickly rescinded following…
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
