Copper Top Stories

Rio Tinto seeks international arbitration on tax dispute with Mongolia

Rio is already stuck in renegotiations over terms of the agreement underpinning the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 3:48 pm

Serbia offers to help Chinese companies to ease project delays

Over the past decade Chinese companies have bought Serbia's only…

Reuters | February 20, 2020 | 9:38 am

Bitterroot, Below join forces at nickel-copper-PGM project in Michigan

As part of the deal, Below is required to fund…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 20, 2020 | 6:10 am

Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold project

Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 5:58 am

Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer

Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 3:48 am

Hudbay secures access to Pampacancha deposit in Peru

The land agreement with the Chilloroya community paves the way for mining to begin by year-end.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 19, 2020 | 9:01 am

Freeport Indonesia aims for August kick-off of construction on new copper smelter

Front-end engineering and design for the $3 billion smelter has been concluded.

Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 8:23 am

Rick Rule: Buying this may be the best opportunity in exploration

Prospect generators are a great resource to reduce financial risk of developing a project.

Maurice Jackson | February 18, 2020 | 12:39 pm

Chile says copper price to recover soon from coronavirus impact

China is the world's top copper consumer, and Chile is the red metal's top producer.

Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 11:43 am

China’s copper imports and aluminium consumption to drop again in 2020

Chinese smelters, facing high inventories of sulphuric acid and logistical problems with the coronavirus outbreak, have been forced to cut production.

Reuters | February 18, 2020 | 9:25 am

More heads to roll at Glencore this year

The news comes as the Swiss miner and commodities trader reported its first annual net loss since 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2020 | 5:45 am

BHP CEO says company needs more copper, nickel

Henry also said that the company would be willing to sell its thermal coal assets if a buyer offered a good value.

Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:54 pm

Rio submits feasibility study for Tavan Tolgoi power plant

Mongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise the Oyu Tolgoi agreement terms to make it more beneficial to the country and its citizens.

Reuters | February 17, 2020 | 3:03 pm

Coronavirus stalled First Quantum’s Zambian stake sale talks

The virus outbreak is preventing face-to-face meetings with potential Chinese buyers.

Bloomberg News | February 17, 2020 | 11:05 am

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