April 3, 2018 Copper price bears are out as first surplus in six years predicted Also adding to negative outlook – soaring global warehouse stocks, hedge funds bearish positions at 17-month high and subdued Chinese demand.
April 3, 2018 Caserones copper mine in Chile says to close copper concentrator Caserones said in a statement the rest of the mine remained in operation.
April 3, 2018 Cradle Arc to boost copper output in Botswana from April Copper producer Cradle Arc is increasing output to 12,000 tonnes per year at a Botswana mine it has restarted.
April 3, 2018 Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projects South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.
April 3, 2018 CHARTS: Mining rally running out of steam as copper price weighs Cobalt, nickel still on the boil, but gloomier outlook reflected in copper price and fall in market value of top mining companies during first quarter.
April 3, 2018 Next phase at one Australia’s largest copper-gold projects gets OK’d Permit allows Oz Minerals to start phase two of construction at Carrapateena copper-gold project, in South Australia, this month.
April 2, 2018 Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials sees H1 copper output up 7 pct y/y Japan's third-biggest copper smelter said it plans to produce 187,374 tonnes of refined copper during April-September.
April 2, 2018 Inomin acquires multi-mineral property in British Columbia The 420-hectare property is located in the New Westminster Mining Division of southwestern British Columbia.
April 2, 2018 Investment in Africa’s mining sector to rise: BMI BMI presents the recent changes to the DRC’s mining code as an example of a situation that challenges all the parties involved, but that is very unlikely to cloud miners’…
April 2, 2018 Codelco CEO to stay on after Chile’s new Gov’t reshuffles management Nelson Pizarro, who took the post in 2014, has played a critical role in the drive to reduce spending and force a reduction in costs, while kicking off a major…
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