February 8, 2021 Copper price rally resumes on US stimulus, decade low China stocks Chinese inventories have dropped to near decade lows on robust demand from factories.
February 8, 2021 Developer of Alaska’s Pebble mine, ex-CEO served subpoenas The subpoenas to produce documents is related to a grand jury investigation apparently involving recordings of private conversations regarding the Pebble mine project.
February 8, 2021 Peru reports sharp drop in 2020 copper production due to pandemic Country's copper production plunged 12.5% to 2.15 million tonnes in 2020.
February 8, 2021 Underground operations resume at New Afton after deadly mudslide Mud rush at gold-copper mine in B.C killed one worker and injured two on February 2.
February 8, 2021 Mongolia asks Rio Tinto to mutually cancel Oyu Tolgoi deal Rather than acting unilaterally, the government has asked Rio to mutually terminate the current contract.
February 5, 2021 KoBold Metals grows global exploration footprint The Gates-Bezos backed firm now has active exploration projects in Zambia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Western Australia
February 5, 2021 Mining key to transition to green economy The “ultimate death” of the carbon economy will fuel new investments in infrastructure and responsible mining projects.
February 5, 2021 Eskay buys 19.5% stake in Garibaldi Resources, shares up Shares of Eskay Mining hit a 52-week high on the latest acquisition.
February 5, 2021 Tsingshan to finance bulk of $2.8bn Indonesia copper smelter with Freeport The smelter could produce copper pipes and wires with an output value of $10 billion.
February 5, 2021 Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies Zambia last century had a painful experience with mine nationalization.
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