March 30, 2021 Turquoise Hill’s Oyu Tolgoi declares force majeure on some Chinese contracts Open pit mining continues to operate uninterrupted at Oyu Tolgoi.
March 30, 2021 Ivanhoe to accelerate Phase 3 expansion at Kamoa-Kakula copper mine Fast-tracking hydropower upgrades in the DRC is also a high-priority opportunity to ensure clean and renewable electricity for all subsequent expansions.
March 29, 2021 Copper price falls amid rising exchange inventories Copper inventories in LME warehouses have risen 67% so far in March to 123,800 tonnes, their highest since Dec. 16, 2020.
March 29, 2021 Proposed spin-off of Nornickel copper mine may ease dividend talks Nornickel said last week that the spin-off of the Bystrinsky mine near the Russia-China border would happen within two years subject to regulatory and other approvals.
March 29, 2021 Jiangxi Copper posts drop in annual profit, eyes higher 2021 output Company said in a filing that net income slipped 5.9% year-on-year to 2.32 billion yuan ($353.6 million) in 2020.
March 29, 2021 Decommissioning, environmental costs often underestimated – study Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may lead to an underestimation of environmental liabilities.
March 28, 2021 Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.
March 27, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates; Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project; Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination
March 26, 2021 The bull and bear case for copper price A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is strongly – and evenly – divided between bearish and bullish views.
March 26, 2021 Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
