June 19, 2019

Northern Dynasty funds next steps at Pebble project

When the preliminary economic assessment was delivered in 2011, the cost of the Pebble project was estimated at US$5.76 billion.

June 19, 2019

Zambian president expects to find buyer for Vedanta unit by July

The government received expressions of interest for the unit, Konkola Copper Mines, from companies based in Turkey, Russia, India, Canada and China.

June 19, 2019

Congo deploys army to protect China Moly’s copper mine from illegal miners

The Tenke Fungurume mine is one of the largest in Democratic Republic of Congo, which is Africa's leading copper producer and the world's top miner of cobalt.

June 19, 2019

The capital projects comeback

Capital projects were overshadowed when investors turned their attention to other markets. That's all changing.

June 18, 2019

Codelco sweetens contract offer in bid to end mine strike

Striking miners and police clashed earlier on Tuesday, with authorities using rubber bullets and tear gas as workers tried to block access to the state-owned firm's mine.

June 18, 2019

Copper price surges as supply worries return

Optimism US-China trade talks are back on track also lifts sentiment.

June 18, 2019

Chile confident of turning around low copper productivity as global competition bites

“Copper mining in Chile has become more and more difficult as ore bodies decline, the target rocks are increasingly harder, and water is getting far more expensive.

June 18, 2019

Rio to begin drilling at Janice Lake copper project

Initial drill targets continue to be defined with several high priority areas.

June 17, 2019

Supreme Court okays work at Taseko’s New Prosperity

Getting permission to mine in British Columbia may be difficult, but it’s not impossible it just takes patience

June 17, 2019

Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike

More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week.