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Fledgling Peru govt seeks “new deal” with miners

Peru will seek "a new deal" with its mining sector by providing incentives for projects with "social profitability".

Reuters | July 31, 2021 | 2:56 pm

Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021

New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a…

Frik Els | July 30, 2021 | 11:24 am

Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report

China's copper scrap imports look set to grow substantially.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 10:06 am

Codelco lifts output to ease tight market

The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better…

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 9:12 am

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 8:54 am

‘Change is coming’: Peru’s Castillo faces a divided nation after election battle

Castillo says he wants to increase spending on healthcare and education by raising the funds from mining tax hikes.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 2:04 pm

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate

First truck-loads departed from the mine on July 17 and will be shipped exclusively to China from the Port of Durban in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2021 | 9:59 am

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

Diamond production rose by 134% compared to last year as consumer demand recovered, while platinum output rose 59% to 1.06 million ounces.

Reuters | July 20, 2021 | 4:20 am

Vale reviews copper, nickel guidance amid labor, climate issues

Brazilian miner Vale said on Monday that it had produced 75.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the second quarter, with output of 41,500 tonnes of nickel.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 3:21 pm

Copper price falls amid covid-19 worries

China will continue to release copper, aluminum, and zinc from its state reserves in batches.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 19, 2021 | 8:52 am

China Moly’s Congo mine expansion project starts trial production

The expansion project of the TFM mine is expected to produce 88,500 tonnes of copper cathode and 7,280 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide.

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:29 am

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

Floods stop work at Aurubis’s Stolberg copper products plant

Force majeure has been declared on deliveries from the plant which was hit by floods on Wednesday evening.

Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm

Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown

Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 11:01 pm

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Fledgling Peru govt seeks “new deal” with miners

Goldman recapitulates $5 a pound copper price by end of 2021

Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could derail recovery – report

Codelco lifts output to ease tight market

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

‘Change is coming’: Peru’s Castillo faces a divided nation after election battle

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate

Diamonds and platinum sparkle in Anglo American’s Q2 production

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