August 13, 2020 China’s booming copper imports an echo of the last crisis Every copper trader knows Beijing's stockpiling was a big part of the copper price rally from 2009 lows below $3,000/tonne to over $10,000 two years later.
August 12, 2020 Codelco sees quick progress in ramping up Chuquicamata Codelco said last week it was rebooting operations and projects it had temporarily shelved, beginning with the sprawling underground copper mine.
August 12, 2020 Hudbay posts $51.9 million loss, cuts Peru guidance Eight-week suspension of its Constancia copper mine in Peru due to covid-19 measures weighed on the company's results.
August 11, 2020 Solaris drills long copper intercept at Warintza First drill in south-east Ecuador hit 567 metres of 1% copper-equivalent (0.8% copper, 0.04% molybdenum and 0.1 g/t silver) starting at surface.
August 11, 2020 PNG to lift lockdown despite surge in covid-19 cases Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week.
August 11, 2020 Peru unrest flares as pandemic second wave hits Angry residents in Peru's Andean and Amazon regions have attacked three mining and oil sector firms in the last week.
August 11, 2020 Aurubis maintains full-year earnings forecast Operating earnings before taxes (EBT) in the third quarter of its 2019/20 financial year ended June 2020 rose 91%.
August 10, 2020 Mount Polley tailings pond remediation, six years later Six years and $53 million later, Imperial Metals is still working on the last few hundred metres of creek restoration.
August 10, 2020 Copper price snaps back as China imports soar 81% Copper price surges by more than 3% Monday as top consumer China gorges on metal.
August 10, 2020 Pebble hits back at Biden’s pledge to block Alaska mine Company said any challenge by the Democratic administration would be stopped by the courts.
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