May 13, 2020 Freeport Indonesia ramps up coronavirus testing Covid-19 infections in Mimika Regency, where the Grasberg mine is located on Papua island, reached 112 cases as of Sunday.
May 12, 2020 INTERVIEW: Baldo Prokuriça minister of mining, Chile Chile has invested $2.2 billion in Codelco and $80 million in ENAMI to reduce emissions from smelters.
May 12, 2020 Eurobattery Minerals to acquire Hautalampi nickel-cobalt-copper project in Finland The Swedish company will pay €8.6 million for the project located at the same site as the famous Keretti copper mine.
May 11, 2020 Chile mining trade group sees copper supply glut of 200,000 tonnes in 2020 The association anticipates demand to decrease by 3.5-4% and supply to fall by 3%.
May 11, 2020 Metals markets to move into surplus — report Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.
May 11, 2020 Indonesia govt, parliament committee agree on mining law revision bill Miners will now be allowed to ask for an expansion of their mining area beyond the maximum size stipulated in the law.
May 11, 2020 Carmakers urged to invest in mines to avoid battery metal pinch Auto companies have outlined plans to spend more than $140 billion on electric vehicle production.
May 11, 2020 Aurania finds road that may have connected ancient mining towns in Ecuador Using LiDAR, the field team identified what could be an ancient road at its Lost Cities - Cutucu project.
May 11, 2020 SolGold scores $150m in funding from Franco Nevada The Ecuador-focused copper and gold miner will use the funding to speed up a feasibility study of its Alpala project.
May 10, 2020 Chile’s Mining Minister promotes use of copper to fight covid-19 The Minister ordered for his office to be sprayed with a product containing copper nanoparticles, which prevents certain surfaces from becoming hosts for pathogens.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
