July 9, 2019 South32 eyes Chile’s Caserones copper mine The Australian miner is said to be mulling the acquisition of the operation, in a deal estimated at over $1 billion.
July 8, 2019 Power Ore intersects 0.29% CuEq over 295 m at Opemiska The company has received promising assays from two more drill holes at the Opemiska copper mine complex near Chapais.
July 8, 2019 Brazil to auction mining rights for about 1,000 areas this year Brazil has a backlog of more than 20,000 areas where mining rights expired or were otherwise lost by their previous holders, equivalent to roughly 10% of the areas with pending…
July 8, 2019 Congolese army fires in the air during protest near Glencore plant Glencore said in a statement that about 80 people had protested on the national road in the town of Luilu.
July 8, 2019 Great Panther approves positive production decision for Coricancha The actual restart date is expected in the first half of 2020.
July 8, 2019 Congo’s swing producers turn to copper after cobalt meltdown After a supply glut sent cobalt prices plummeting about 70% from the peak, many of the country’s artisanal miners are now switching focus to copper instead.
July 5, 2019 Lundin closes $1bn acquisition of Chapada copper-gold mine The Chapada mine, in the northwest state of Goiás, began production in 2007 and is expected to churn out about 54,500 tonnes of copper and 100,000 ounces of gold this…
July 5, 2019 Chile mining sector continues to lag on growth Mining activity in May dropped 2.3% compared with the same month in 2018 as the sector continued to confront sharply falling ore grades at its largest deposits.
July 4, 2019 Glencore’s human rights report addresses challenges of operating in the DRC The report identifies agricultural cooperatives as an alternative to artisanal mining.
July 4, 2019 Codelco delays restart of Chuquicamata, again The facility is unlikely to return to normal capacity until mid-August, says a union leader.
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