March 22, 2021 Peru central bank cuts growth forecast for 2021, sees tailwinds from rising copper price The bank reduced expectations for growth in the key mining sector to 11% in 2021, down from an earlier prediction for a 14.4% expansion.
March 22, 2021 Argonaut Resources starts drilling at project despite Aboriginal challenge Miner started drilling at the Murdie project in South Australia, despite opposition from an Aboriginal group that says the project will damage a sacred area.
March 21, 2021 Barrick reports strong financials in 2020 In its 2020 annual report, the mining giant said it now has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry.
March 21, 2021 Understanding how porphyry-type copper deposits are formed may lead to new resources – study UK-based researchers found the missing link in models that explain the formation of porphyry-type copper deposits.
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March 19, 2021 The world will need 10 million tonnes more copper to meet demand The copper industry is set to face an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, CRU Group estimates.
March 19, 2021 Copper price slides as US bond yields jump Yields on the US benchmark 10-year Treasuries soared to more than 1.75% a day after the US Federal Reserve projected the strongest growth in nearly 40 years.
March 19, 2021 Supply squeeze drags copper treatment charges below $20 a tonne Extremely tight copper mine supply has pushed spot treatment charges for concentrate to their lowest in more than a decade.
March 19, 2021 Rio Tinto endorses resolutions pushing for emissions cuts targets, lobby group pressure Company said that it would endorse resolutions to set targets for cutting carbon emissions and take tougher measures against lobby groups that do not follow its climate change goals.
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am