September 8, 2020

Definitive feasibility study for Kakula confirms giant mine

Latest studies on Ivanhoe and Zijin’s Kamoa-Kakula project in the DRC show the asset could become the world’s second largest copper mine.

September 8, 2020

Copper price drops despite 65% surge in China imports

Copper price dips below $3.00 as Shanghai–London arbitrage window shuts.

September 8, 2020

Solaris signs IBA for Warintza in Ecuador

Company has signed an Impacts and Benefits Agreement with the Shuar communities of Warints and Yawi, its indigenous partners, for the copper project.

September 8, 2020

Newcrest buys royalty on Red Chris South

The project is located immediately south of the Red Chris mine, which is viewed by the company as a potential tier 1 asset.

September 8, 2020

Nova Royalty to profit from Rio Tinto’s Janice Lake project

The Canadian company has acquired a 1% net smelter return royalty on the Janice Lake copper-silver project.

September 8, 2020

Funds collide with fundamentals in red hot copper cauldron

Funds are riding a wave of Chinese buying that has confounded the market and seen LME copper rise from its March low of $4,371 per tonne to a two-year high…

September 8, 2020

Mining ‘green metals’ may increase pressure on key biodiversity areas – study

Researchers found that mining metals for a clean energy transition creates further pressure on the biodiversity located in mineral-rich landscapes.

September 7, 2020

World’s biggest copper supplier saw sales slump last month

Chile reported copper shipments of $2.76 billion for August, an 11% drop from July.

September 6, 2020

SEC to examine Rio Tinto whistleblower claims over Oyu Tolgoi

The U.S regulator has not yet decided to launch an investigation.

September 6, 2020

How CO2 makes ‘green metals’ accessible to miners

Scientists discovered that carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining.