July 31, 2019

Glencore warns of $350m hit on copper unit

Setbacks at its mines in DRC and Zambia caused copper production to fall 5% to 663,000 tonnes in the six months to June.

July 30, 2019

Mineral-rich Ecuadorean province requests popular referendum on mining

Azuay province is home to several potentially lucrative gold, silver and copper projects.

July 30, 2019

Big win for Pebble after EPA lifts Bristol Bay mining ban

The move does not guarantee the U.S. government will issue a permit for the planned Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

July 30, 2019

Revelo signs LOI with BMR Group over Chilean copper project

BMR may acquire an 80% interest in Revelo's Montezuma copper project in northern Chile.

July 29, 2019

Base metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the globe

As the global demand for base metals grows, the mining industry is on the hunt for new deposits that can be developed into operating mines.

July 29, 2019

Goldman says ‘brewing’ bottleneck dims copper supply outlook

China’s "brewing" copper smelter bottleneck signals deepening supply worries for a metal market that’s already seen facing shortages this year.

July 29, 2019

Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula copper project in DRC gets even bigger

Kamoa-Kakula already is the world’s fourth-largest copper project and one of the ten with highest grades.

July 29, 2019

ArcWest expands Oxide Peak copper-gold project

Recently completed staking resulted in an expansion of the project area from 3,359 to 8,211 hectares.

July 28, 2019

Rio’s credit profile not affected by Oyu Tolgoi expansion

Product diversification, among other things, is saving the credit profile of the world's No.2 miner.

July 26, 2019

Glencore starts copper concentrates blending facility in Taiwan

Glencore has set up this blending facility because of an increase in the amount of dirty concentrates available in the market.