January 15, 2020 Ecuador sends first export of copper concentrate from Chinese-owned Mirador mine The mine started production in July 2019 with a projection of some 94,000 tonnes of copper concentrate annually.
January 15, 2020 Ivanhoe accelerates feasibility study for Platreef palladium project Surging palladium and rhodium prices are propelling Platreef's 'metals-price basket' to a new high.
January 15, 2020 Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt.
January 14, 2020 Copper price rally builds on record Chinese demand China's refined copper imports surge to highest in four years and concentrate shipments set third annual record.
January 13, 2020 Copper price jumps to 8-month high Trade hopes buoy industrial metal, but new supply may crimp longer term outlook.
January 13, 2020 Copper Mountain meets 2019 guidance; expects to grow production The company’s total production of 87.2 million lb. copper-equivalent last year came in at the lower end of its guidance range.
January 13, 2020 With copper stocks tapped out, banks see a 2020 price spike Citigroup sees demand in China, the top consumer, jumping 2.6% after barely rising in 2019.
January 13, 2020 Ecuador court casts doubts on mining projects future, allows public referendums Constitutional Court has ruled that popular votes about mining issues are possible, paving the way for opposition to future developments.
January 12, 2020 Nexa reaches deal with farming communities in Peru The Brazilian miner promised to offer professional development opportunities to young people in some areas of the Ica department.
January 10, 2020 US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.
DRC pitches manganese, copper, cobalt, lithium to US Kinshasa has sent Washington a shortlist of mines and projects as part of a push to turn diplomacy into supply-chain influence. January 20, 2026 | 05:33 am
