May 27, 2021 Copper price resurgent as workers strike at BHP’s Spence, Escondida mines Copper price vaults $10,000 again as workers at world's only 1 million tonne copper mine down tools.
May 27, 2021 Rio begins drilling at Madison copper-gold project in Montana Rio has identified numerous targets during its two-plus years of exploration on the property.
May 27, 2021 Union walks off job at BHP’s Escondida, Spence copper mines in Chile The strike at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and at Spence comes as copper prices have spiked amid soaring demand.
May 27, 2021 Home: The human bottleneck in critical minerals supply chains The paradox of the green revolution is that public opinion is firmly in favour of decarbonisation but not the mines and smelters needed to get there.
May 27, 2021 Biggest copper mining project in decades begins production The DRC-based mine started producing copper concentrate on Tuesday, months ahead of schedule and amid soaring copper prices.
May 26, 2021 BHP to take contingency measures at Chile mines after strike called The strike comes as global copper prices hover near record highs and amid rising political risk in the region.
May 26, 2021 British Columbia miners urge government to ‘level the playing field’ on carbon tax BC’s onerous carbon tax hinders the mining industry’s international competitivity, says MABC CEO.
May 26, 2021 Copper price rises as looming strikes in Chile add to supply worries A union representing workers at BHP’s Escondida and Spence mines has rejected the company’s contract offer and called on members to walk off the job starting Thursday.
May 26, 2021 In green copper race, Chile uses blockchain to tout credentials The country’s electricity coordinator has started a program to track each megawatt hour of renewable power from when it’s generated until it’s consumed.
May 26, 2021 Australian police arrest 11 protesting against MMG’s Tasmania waste storage plan Police last week broke up the protesters' camp 142 days after it was set up in an effort to protect the environment.
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