August 22, 2019 Thiefs are stealing church bells in France, but likely not for the metal The demand for metals and collectors seeking antiques are making the thousands of churches dotting villages and towns across France easy targets for thieves.
August 22, 2019 Copper price bears “overlooking decent fundamentals” A new report forecasts recovery in price on the back of a fall in global copper production, a thin project pipeline and misreading of inventory build-up.
August 22, 2019 Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine fined for environmental violations Chile's SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Quebrada Blanca $1.2 million for the violations.
August 22, 2019 China’s Qianhai Mercantile Exchange launches copper rod trading A total of 641.86 tonnes of copper rods changed hands on the first day of trade, with a turnover of 29.94 million yuan ($4.23 million).
August 22, 2019 Talga hopeful with maiden resource estimate for Swedish project The Perth-based miner is now seeking for partners to further explore and develop the project.
August 22, 2019 Forum looking to fund exploration program in Saskatchewan The Vancouver company is seeking to raise $75,000 for geological mapping, prospecting and sampling at the Love Lake project.
August 22, 2019 Antofagasta wary of US-China trade war despite strong results Despite the challenges, the Chilean copper miner reported a 44% increase in first-half earnings to $1.3 billion, up from $904 million last year.
August 21, 2019 Codelco shuts down Ventanas copper smelter for maintenance The state miner gave no details on the length of the shutdown.
August 21, 2019 China Molybdenum says giant Congo copper mine is losing money In the first half, the company did not achieve its production targets at Tenke Fungurume.
August 21, 2019 Nornickel’s palladium fund to buy up to 500,000 oz in 2019 The miner has also started negotiations with banks over a possible initial public offering of its Bystrinsky project.
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