October 28, 2019 Newcrest eyes deeper mines, smaller footprint with block caving Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly…
October 28, 2019 Ecuador moving from explorers’ hotspot to copper exporter with first cargo Mirador mine, in the southeastern Zamora-Chinchipe province, has copper reserves estimated 3.2 million tonnes.
October 27, 2019 Revving up Greenland’s mineral production will take time Greenland recently issued numerous exploration and mining licences in a bid to diversify its economy.
October 27, 2019 Copper project in Zambian national park could potentially go ahead The Lusaka High Court dismissed an appeal to the project.
October 25, 2019 Imperial Metals options Mount Polley area claims from Commander The claims cover 3,331 hectares adjacent to the north and east boundaries of Imperial’s Mount Polley Mine in central British Columbia, currently on care and maintenance.
October 25, 2019 Barrick CEO says Zambia mine worth more than $735 million Barrick bought the operation as part of a $7 billion deal two months after copper prices peaked in 2011.
October 25, 2019 ABB mill drives accelerate copper ore extraction at Mina de Cobre in Panama Project owner First Quantum Minerals announced that first copper ore extraction will take place ahead of schedule.
October 25, 2019 Pakistan’s tycoons offer to take over former Barrick mine Reko Diq has the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for more than half a century.
October 25, 2019 Glencore cuts copper guidance, to halt some Congo operations The company sees full-year copper production reaching just under 1.4 million tonnes versus the 1.45 million previously anticipated.
October 24, 2019 Polymetal considers green project financing, copper projects A financing deal could be reached in the second half of 2020.
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