September 16, 2020

Freeport does not want to be ‘distracted’ by buyout offers

Company is focused on expanding its Grasberg mine in Indonesia and boosting cash flow, Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Quirk said.

September 15, 2020

Ivanhoe’s Congo mine productivity peerless among copper giants

GRAPHIC: Not just massive in scale, every tonne of copper ore milled at Kamoa-Kakula will be worth $286 – 9 times richer than Escondida, 35 times Morenci.

September 15, 2020

BHP puts top-level salaries on ice

The world's No.1 miner paid its chief executive Mike Henry $6.1 million for the first six months on the job.

September 14, 2020

First Quantum eyes operations expansion at Zambia mine

Kansanshi is Africa's biggest copper mine.

September 14, 2020

Codelco reaches contract agreement with El Teniente supervisors

The agreement that supervisors would not receive a pay rise in the coming contract was backed by 88% of the union's members.

September 14, 2020

Copper price forecast up on buoyant demand – report

Fitch has raised its average price forecast for 2021 to $6,300/tonne.

September 14, 2020

Teck invests $8 million in Kodiak Copper

Midday Monday, Kodiak’s stock was up 33% on the TSXV.

September 14, 2020

Wolfden Resources releases Pickett Mountain PEA

The early stage study outlines a mine life of 10.7 years producing a total of 600.2 million lb. of payable zinc, 230.1 million lb. payable lead, 78.3 million lb. payable…

September 14, 2020

SolGold gets $100m injection from Franco-Nevada

The funding is part of a net-smelter royalty finance agreement (NSR) between the parties.

September 11, 2020

Aluminum producers’ race to go green may fracture market

Tesla is ordering giant aluminium casting presses for its assembly line in Germany.