June 2, 2021 Chile ‘pretty confident’ of tempering tax bill Chile’s government is confident of paring back a copper tax bill in order to stay competitive with other major producers, the mining minister said.
June 2, 2021 BHP to spend up to $93 million under Chilean environmental court agreement The lawsuit related to BHP's Escondida copper mine, the world's biggest, and the agreement involves the payment of compensation for environmental damage due to overdrawing water from the Punta Negra…
June 2, 2021 120 year chart shows copper price supercycle only starting First, in real terms the copper price is nowhere near a record high. And the 2000s China-induced supercycle wasn’t the first to originate in Asia either.
June 2, 2021 Ivanhoe’s Congo copper JV inks 10-year processing deal with nearby smelter The processing deal will account for just under 40% of the total volumes of concentrates produced by Phase 1.
June 2, 2021 Mining industry to continue flying high through 2022 – report Capex budgets are on the rise after major mining companies were able to weather the covid-19 pandemic.
June 2, 2021 Chile’s Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April Codelco copper mine's production fell 0.5% year on year to 132,700 tonnes in April.
June 2, 2021 Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month It will be the only operational one in the diamond-rich country after two other copper mines were placed under liquidation.
June 2, 2021 Copper price down as China premium falls to 5-year low Yangshan copper premium fell to $30.50 a tonne, its lowest since February 2016, indicating weakening demand for imported metal into China.
June 2, 2021 SolGold and Cornerstone pull together to advance Cascabel project in Ecuador The deal, which ends a two-year standoff between the parties, will explore financing options for the mine.
June 1, 2021 Rio Tinto reports landslip at part of US Bingham Canyon copper mine Rio said the landslip had been expected based on geo-technical monitoring at the mine, and all personnel had been removed from the area in advance to ensure safety.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
