Copper Top Stories

Pan Pacific sees global copper shortage shrinking in 2020

China's new smelting capacity, meanwhile, will help bolster global output.

Reuters | September 20, 2019 | 1:45 pm

Peru’s copper output to surge 27% by 2022 — minister

Peru is on track to produce 2.5 million tonnes of…

Reuters | September 19, 2019 | 8:58 pm

First Quantum Minerals draws takeover interest

First Quantum controls the open-pit Kansanshi mine in Zambia, which…

Bloomberg News | September 19, 2019 | 2:37 pm

London Metal Exchange to delay ban on tainted metal until 2025 — sources

The deadline had been pushed back to 2025 in part…

Reuters | September 19, 2019 | 11:24 am

Uganda to invite companies to redevelop former copper mine

Once a major copper and cobalt producer, the Kilembe mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2019 | 6:42 am

Chile economic activity growth up 3.2%, mining continues sluggish

Mining activity in July grew 1.1 percent compared with the same month in 2018.

Reuters | September 5, 2019 | 10:14 am

Demand for battery metals, renewables fuelling rights violations — report

An international watchdog's report shows that most of the world’s top battery metals and renewable energy firms have faced allegations of abuse including land rights infringements, corruption and violence over the past 10 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2019 | 1:00 am

Osisko updates exploration in New Brunswick

The first priority is the Key Anacon property, followed by the Brunswick Belt property.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 4, 2019 | 2:52 pm

Chilean miner Mantos Copper secures $250m to finance concentrator expansion

The project extends the life of the open-pit mine until 2035 and reduces costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 4, 2019 | 10:18 am

Greece grants Eldorado permits for gold mine

The miner's planned investment in Greece has been viewed as one of the biggest in the country in years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 3, 2019 | 3:20 pm

Copper hits two-year low as signs of global slowdown stack up

Copper has slid 14% from this year’s high in mid-April on the back of a manufacturing slump and warnings that major economies are heading into recession.

Bloomberg News | September 3, 2019 | 11:07 am

Zambia mining firms say mineral royalties should be capped at 7.5%

Africa's No. 2 copper producer increased its sliding scale for royalties of 4 to 6% by 1.5 percentage points and introduced a new 10% tax when the price of copper exceeds $7,500 per tonne.

Reuters | September 3, 2019 | 10:22 am

Glencore wins transfer pricing court battle with Australian tax office

Australia's tax office ruled the company had paid the correct amount of tax on purchases of copper concentrate from a New South Wales mine.

Reuters | September 3, 2019 | 5:05 am

Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report

But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling.

MINING.com Editor | September 2, 2019 | 2:43 pm

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