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.

June 1, 2021

Peru’s Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese firms at risk

Peru's presidential front-runner is taking aim at copper mining firms' coveted tax stability agreements that freeze tariffs, and the plan could have an outsized impact on Chinese miners.

June 1, 2021

Foran weighs drill program expansion for McIlvenna Bay on results

Drilling continues to define a band of thick, copper-rich mineralization in the massive sulphide and underlying copper stockwork zones.

June 1, 2021

Talon drills Ni-Cu outside Tamarack resource

The CGO East area has continuous nickel-copper mineralization over a strike length of more than 500 metres.

June 1, 2021

BHP says Chile’s copper operations ‘normal’ despite strike

The 200-member union walked off the job last Thursday.

June 1, 2021

Australia’s Wyloo proposes ‘future metals hub’ for Ontario

It plans to invest C$25 million in studies that will look at the potential to create a local battery metals supply chain in the province.