March 2, 2018 Codelco union leader fears privatization by new Chile president Chile’s incoming government is working on a plan to break up Codelco into northern and southern divisions.
March 2, 2018 Chile to attract $65 billion in mining investments by 2038 — minister According to minister Aurora Williams, miners with operations in the country currently spend $20 billion on support services a year and figure is set to increase.
March 1, 2018 Canadian gold miner to enter the copper business in Chile Darien Resource Development has entered into an agreement with Artemis Mining to acquire a 100% interest in the Cristal project located in northern Chile.
March 1, 2018 Chile’s Los Pelambres copper mine workers vote next week on new contract -union The president of the union for Los Pelambres, a unit of the local group Antofagasta, said the company's proposal would be finalized no later than Friday.
February 28, 2018 Mexican election to pose limited risks to positive mining outlook: BMI According to the market research firm, a possible victory by leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses “minimal downside risks to an otherwise strong outlook” for the country's mining industry.
February 28, 2018 Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine to lift force majeure Majority owner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said that it expected to make up any sales-related effect over the next few quarters.
February 28, 2018 Billionaire Lundin chases base-metal buy with $3 billion budget Copper ‘might be the easiest asset to work with:’ Lukas Lundin.
February 28, 2018 Mongolian court sides with government in copper mine ownership row The Erdenet mine produces 530,000 tonnes of copper concentrate a year.
February 28, 2018 Copper price felled as Chinese factory reading drops most in 5 years Slowdown in Chinese manufacturing blamed on impact of Beijing's pollution clampdown, cooling construction sector.
February 28, 2018 South Africa’s mining charter to be finalized in three months Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8% of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
