August 12, 2019 Champion Iron achieves shipping milestone at Bloom Lake Champion recommissioned the Bloom Lake mine and mill in February 2018, and reached this milestone only 18 months later.
August 12, 2019 China’s major copper smelters boost July output Refined copper cathode production by major Chinese smelters increased by 5.3% in July.
August 12, 2019 Brazil regulator pushes back deadline to close dangerous tailings dams Brazil's mining regulator on Monday extended the deadlines by up to four years.
August 12, 2019 Northern Minerals signs rare earths supply deal with Thyssenkrupp Thyssenkrupp has agreed to purchase the entirety of the heavy rare earth carbonate from the Browns Range project.
August 12, 2019 Mexican president says won’t cancel mining concessions, or grant new ones Mexico is the world's top silver producer and one of the largest producers of copper and gold.
August 12, 2019 Columbus advances Maripa gold project in French Guiana By late August, the company's field crew expects to complete the relogging of the historical drill core and validate the database for future resource estimates.
August 10, 2019 Peruvian government suspends Southern’s construction licence for Tía María project Following a request to review the project, the Ministry of Mines temporarily suspended the licence.
August 9, 2019 Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project in Arizona moves a step closer The state has one of the few known major deposits of the metal, with the potential to meet around a quarter of US demand.
August 9, 2019 World’s No. 1 copper miner gets $300m from Canada The loan by Export Development Canada will help Codelco finance an ambitious overhaul of its aging mines.
August 9, 2019 Armenia to announce decision on Lydian’s gold project next week This is the third audit on Amulsar, which has been halted by protests for over a year.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
