Copper Top Stories

Chile keeps output steady in May even as coronavirus explodes

Production at Codelco rose 3% year-on-year to 144,200 tonnes.

Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 11:14 am

A miraculous covid-19 recovery but Dr Copper needs more tests

LME three-month copper ended the first half of the year…

Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 9:14 am

Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch

The assets include the Paterson exploration project, Nifty copper operation…

Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 9:10 am

Codelco says more pandemic restrictions would be ‘catastrophic’

The miner giant had held output and shipments of copper…

Reuters | July 2, 2020 | 8:51 am

Greatland Gold wins ballot for exploration licence in Western Australia

The win means that Greatland’s application for the license has…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2020 | 6:15 am

Ero Copper hits best drill intercept at Curaçá, stock rises

Shares of Ero Copper jumped 8.2% by midday Tuesday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 23, 2020 | 10:52 am

Future of copper production thrown into doubt by worker cuts

Tactics employed by mines in Chile to navigate the pandemic are similar to those used by high-cost producers to ride out low prices.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2020 | 9:39 am

Congo officials vow to tackle child labour at mines

Pandemic could drive more families to put their children to work in mines, officials said.

Reuters | June 23, 2020 | 9:14 am

Crystal Lake drills broad zones at Newmont Lake

The company sees potential for alkalic porphyry hypogene mineralization underneath Burgundy Ridge.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 22, 2020 | 4:18 pm

Hudbay appeals court decision on Rosemont

Rosemont, if completed, is expected to become one of the largest copper mines in the US.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 22, 2020 | 3:36 pm

Codelco beefs up sanitary measures at El Teniente

The company said it would move to a 14-day on, 14-day off shift schedule at El Teniente, its largest deposit.

Reuters | June 22, 2020 | 10:54 am

SolGold resumes exploration in Ecuador

The Australian miner is exploring and assessing 75 regional concessions across 14 provinces in Ecuador.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2020 | 8:54 am

Freeport Indonesia to shift to all-underground mining by 2022

Copper production to rise to 160,000 daily tonnes of ore for 2021 and 200,000 tonnes for 2022.

Reuters | June 22, 2020 | 8:28 am

OZ Minerals to buy Cassini Resources

Company is raising its stake in Australia’s largest undeveloped nickel-copper deposit, West Musgrave.

Reuters | June 22, 2020 | 8:16 am

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Chile keeps output steady in May even as coronavirus explodes

A miraculous covid-19 recovery but Dr Copper needs more tests

Metals X to sell copper assets as shareholder fight leads to cash crunch

Codelco says more pandemic restrictions would be ‘catastrophic’

Greatland Gold wins ballot for exploration licence in Western Australia

Ero Copper hits best drill intercept at Curaçá, stock rises

Future of copper production thrown into doubt by worker cuts

Congo officials vow to tackle child labour at mines

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