February 12, 2020 Canadian, African miners to explore for copper in Namibia They want to examine small-scale production possibilities in the southwestern African country.
February 12, 2020 Rio says China virus slowing copper ore imports from Mongolia Transport restrictions have been imposed to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
February 12, 2020 Barrick beats forecasts, hikes dividend by 40% as gold prices soar The miner will pay a dividend of 7 cents a share, up from 5 cents in the previous quarter.
February 11, 2020 Trilogy Metals, South32 JV creates Ambler Metals The partnership aims to advance the Arctic and Bornite projects in Alaska’s Ambler mining district.
February 11, 2020 China copper treatment charges hit 8-month high as smelters battle virus Treatment and refining charges climbed to $62.50 a tonne and 6.25 cents a pound on Monday
February 11, 2020 Copper Fox gets Eaglehead project for C$1.4m The deal entails the purchase of the six contiguous mineral claims totalling 15,956 hectares in British Columbia.
February 11, 2020 Newcrest, Harmony to resume permitting talks for PNG project The partners had been hoping to secure a mining lease for the $5.4bn Wafi-Golpu deposit early last year, but new administration brought delays in the permitting process.
February 10, 2020 BHP becomes world’s top copper producer Output at Chile's state-owned producer Codelco dropped sharply in 2019, giving BHP the edge as the globe's number one producer of the metal.
February 10, 2020 BHP in talks to delay copper shipments to China due to virus Copper prices had slid for a record 14 straight days in London amid mounting concerns the coronavirus will aggravate the slowdown in global economic growth.
February 10, 2020 China metals output seen falling over 10% in Feb, rebound from virus impact after Q2 If virus outbreak can be controlled in 20 days demand is expected to improve according to official.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
