June 12, 2024 Zambia to set up mineral investment and trading unit The country, which produced 698,000 tonnes of copper in 2023, is targeting 3 million tonnes in annual output within the next decade.
June 12, 2024 MMG to invest $700 million to double copper output at Botswana mine MMG announced in March that it had completed a deal to buy Canada-based Cuprous Capital, the parent company of Khoemacau mine.
June 12, 2024 BHP, Spence mine workers reach initial wage deal Union members have until Friday to vote on the preliminary wage deal agreed on the fifth day of government-mediated talks.
June 12, 2024 Forget copper and gold as steel-making raw material outperforms Prices of 44% grade manganese ore have almost doubled since the start of the year, beating gains of 15% in copper, 12% in gold and almost 30% in tin.
June 11, 2024 Chart: Codelco delivers worst month of copper output since 2006 The Chilean state behemoth struggles to maintain its status as the world’s top copper supplier.
June 11, 2024 Solaris closes $39m financing for Warintza copper project in Ecuador The net proceeds will be used primarily for exploration and infill drilling at the project and for regional exploration.
June 11, 2024 Deep contango in LME base metals signals weak nearby buying interest Spot prices for copper and aluminum in London have moved to sharply deeper discounts to the three-month contract this week.
June 11, 2024 Elliott steps in to back faltering Canadian copper miner after bankruptcy Before Monday’s bankruptcy filing, Nevada Copper had attracted two bidders though it failed to close a deal with either one.
June 11, 2024 Freeport-McMoRan looking for ways to expand copper production, CEO says The company isn’t under pressure to follow rivals like BHP in seeking acquisitions, and will instead focus on innovation to grow production and lower costs, CEO Kathleen Quirk said.
June 11, 2024 Kamoa-Kakula is now world’s third-largest copper mining complex Ivanhoe Mines has achieved first concentrate production at the Kamoa-Kakula operation’s Phase 3 concentrator.
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