March 14, 2024

China’s North Copper may curb production amid supply shortage

The news comes as major Chinese smelters scramble to secure raw material supplies after their profit margins were hit by shortages of copper ore.

March 13, 2024

Traders pile into bullish copper options as output cuts loom

Total options volume spiked to more than 52,000 contracts, according to exchange data.

March 13, 2024

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say

KZK was paused last year when the Kaska Nation said the federal and Yukon governments didn’t address their concerns over wildlife.

March 13, 2024

Northisle’s new gold resource may boost Vancouver Island project’s economics

Northwest Expo holds 40.3 million indicated tonnes grading 0.1% copper and 0.7 g/t gold for 100 million lb. copper and 871,000 oz. of gold.

March 13, 2024

Copper price soars to 7-month high on China’s plans to cut output

China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing.

March 13, 2024

China’s copper smelters vow capacity controls after fees plunge

Executives from 19 smelters have agreed to re-arrange maintenance work, reduce runs and delay the startup of new projects.

March 13, 2024

China’s top copper smelters agree on rare joint production cuts

Copper price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange hit a 22-month high following the news.

March 13, 2024

Marubeni to invest in Hudbay’s exploration activities

The agreement would allow Hudbay to explore Flin Flon land package to potentially bring another mine into production.

March 12, 2024

Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land

The second-biggest gold miner this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years.

March 12, 2024

Pampa drills long copper interval at Piuquenes in Argentina

In November, Pampa said it had entered into an option and joint venture agreement to acquire an 80% interest in the project.