November 9, 2020

JX Nippon buys partner’s stake in Caserones copper mine

Move comes as partner Mitsui & Co. put up for sale its 22.63% stake in the loss-making mine and posted a $67 million loss from the Chile operation.

November 6, 2020

Copper price jumps as China turns away Australian concentrate

Copper within sight of June 2018 peak. Australian trader: "If you had a ship full of concentrate floating offshore, you’re rapidly trying to find a home.”

November 6, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper; Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years; Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine

November 6, 2020

China’s Australian copper ban seen hurting smelters in TC/RCs talks

Ban on Australian copper concentrate imports could hurt Chinese smelters in their negotiations with miners on benchmark treatment charges for 2021.

November 6, 2020

Codelco to search for lithium at Chile’s second-largest salt flat

Environmental regulators in Atacama have approved the miner's lithium exploration campaign at Maricunga.

November 5, 2020

Franco-Nevada posts record Q3 revenues, income

In the quarter, the company sold 134,817 gold-equivalent oz. (GEO), at cash costs of $290 per GEO.

November 5, 2020

Chile copper output costs plunged in first half

Country's copper mining industry, the world's largest, saw a 17% drop in its production costs.

November 5, 2020

Turquoise Hill takes Rio Tinto to arbitration over Mongolia mine funding

The Canadian miner seeks to clarify Rio Tinto's role and obligations related to additional funding needed to complete the Oyu Tolgoi expansion.

November 4, 2020

China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025

The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.

November 4, 2020

Chile’s mining investment to lag while constitution rewritten, official says

The world-leading copper industry may see investment lag for at least two years.