October 1, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
October 1, 2020 Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic Copper price rally comes to abrupt halt with 6% fall on Thursday as stockpiles balloon despite heavy Chinese buying.
October 1, 2020 Strike threat at world’s only 1 million tonne copper mine Supervisors at the Escondida mine rejected the company’s final wage offer, moving them a step closer to a strike.
October 1, 2020 Low-carbon future may lead to more mining in high-risk areas – study Researchers in Australia mapped the countries and regions within them that will likely become mining hotspots and where competition for resources may heat up.
September 30, 2020 Chilean government sees $74bn in mining investments over a decade The roster of investments includes sprawling projects from top global miners.
September 30, 2020 Output from top copper producers down 3.7% in Q2 2020 – report Overall copper production is forecast to drop by 1.5% this year to 20.3Mt.
September 30, 2020 Copper price surges on booming Chinese factories Gauge of manufacturing shows new orders at China's factories jumping to 9-year high as top copper consumer enters "above-trend growth" period.
September 30, 2020 Lundin seeks mediation to stave off strike at Candelaria mine The mine's union of 350 members rejected the company's latest offer.
September 30, 2020 Zambia royalty spat halts $2 billion of copper mine projects Zambia’s uneasy relationship with mining investors has deteriorated over the past 12 months.
September 30, 2020 SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
