October 23, 2023

First Quantum’s 20-year deal on Cobre Panama is now official

The new contract guarantees a minimum annual income of $375 million to the government and will be effective for 20 years.

October 23, 2023

Copper price rebounds after hitting lowest in 11 months

LME-tracked stockpiles of the metal jumped to the highest since October 2021 last week.

October 21, 2023

Cuajone’s expansion project would not increase water usage – Southern Peru exec

Southern Copper Peru’s superintendent of environmental services said water use would not increase at the Cuajone copper mine as a result of its expansion project.

October 20, 2023

How junior explorers can emerge from the dust

A decade of underinvestment in new supply and an enormous metal intensive energy transition have offered little incentive for investors to back the next generation of deposits.

October 20, 2023

Public comment begins over proposal to extend life of Canada’s largest copper mine

Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia is owned by Teck Resources.

October 20, 2023

Panama’s president gives final approval to First Quantum copper mine contract

The bill was approved in a third and final brief debate with 44 votes in favor, five against, and two abstentions.

October 20, 2023

Kazakh miner ERG plans $800 million revamp of DRC copper, cobalt mine

The project includes the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant at the Comide mine.

October 20, 2023

South Africa’s QGC secures $1 billion for push into green metals

The company plans to develop deposits of metals such as lithium, copper and nickel in southern and eastern Africa.

October 20, 2023

Boliden’s profit falls as lower prices, grades weigh

Shares in the group fell 29% year-to-date.

October 19, 2023

Indonesian copper-gold company storms ranking of world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks

Amid a wider slump, MINING.COM’s ranking was lit up by newcomer Amman Minerals, which now sits just outside the top 10 after minting at least six new billionaires since its July…