October 20, 2020

Josemaria eyes production in 2026 at $3.1b mine in Argentina

A 152,000-tonne-per-day open-pit mine at Josemaria would deliver an average of 136,000 tonnes of copper, 231,000 oz. of gold annually over a 19-year mine life.

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.