August 30, 2017 Zambia’s CEC to restore full power to Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines Zambian electricity utility Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) and Glencore's Mopani Copper Mines have reached an agreement to restore full power supply to the mine from Wednesday, the president's office said…
August 30, 2017 EY’s Canadian mining eye index sees struggles in Q2 The loss was in part due to weakness in the price of nickel, with zinc remaining flat and copper seeing a slight increase.
August 30, 2017 Brazil judge blocks decree allowing mining in Amazon Federal judge Rolando Spanholo said opening the area known as Renca to mining can only be done by an act of Congress under the constitution.
August 29, 2017 No 1 producer joins copper rally skeptics as price hits new 3-year high Chairman of Chile's state-owned copper miner Codelco: "I'm a little skeptical...in the short-term."
August 29, 2017 Worker dies at Eldorado Gold Skouries project in Greece Contractor employee was struck by a branch from a falling tree, resulting in fatal injuries.
August 29, 2017 US to extend ban on mining near Yellowstone national park US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to speed up a two-year review of mining on more than 30,000 acres just north of the park.
August 29, 2017 Peru’s Buenaventura seeks partner for arsenic copper project The company plans to locate the installation next to its existing Rio Seco manganese plant in the Peruvian province of Huaral.
August 29, 2017 Freeport to yield control of giant Grasberg copper mine to Indonesia The company has greed to reduce its stake in the Grasberg mine to 49% in exchange for licenses to operate the massive copper and gold pit until 2041.
August 28, 2017 Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.
August 28, 2017 Copper price powers on but doubts are starting to creep in Hedge funds' bullish bets set new record, but is the copper market "overreacting to short-term conditions and ignoring several warning signs"?
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm