October 20, 2020 Copper: Eight companies with promising assets With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper.
October 20, 2020 Workers at Codelco protest layoffs amid coronavirus pandemic A union group said the miner had used the pandemic as a pretext for privatizing some divisions and outsourcing functions to contractors.
October 20, 2020 Copper price surges to 28-month high Strikes in top producer Chile, hopes of US economic stimulus and robust Chinese data spark copper price rally – now up 63% since pandemic lows.
October 20, 2020 BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.
October 19, 2020 Rockcliff completes earn-in on Bur property in Manitoba To earn this stake, company spent approximately C$3 million on exploration at the site.
October 19, 2020 BC’s 14 operating mines could shrink to five – report MABC warns the province's carbon leakage problem could see the mining industry shrink over 20 years.
October 19, 2020 Nickel, copper prices near new highs as China powers on Nickel at 11-month high and copper close to fresh two-year peak as China's construction and industrial production soars going into the fourth quarter.
October 19, 2020 Alaska senator vows action to stop Pebble mine Senator Lisa Murkowski says she will use the federal appropriations process to protect the Bristol Bay region.
October 19, 2020 Ivanhoe shares up on Kakula underground development First production now expected in July 2021.
October 19, 2020 Lundin to halt Candelaria mine in Chile Decision to suspend operations comes after Lundin failed to reach a deal with a second union.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am