January 7, 2019 Pancontinental starts drilling Ontario nickel-cobalt-copper project Pancon revealed that its objective for the initial phase of Montcalm’s program is to drill at least 4,500 metres to test a series of new conductor targets identified in 2018.
January 6, 2019 Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline Government has delayed the release of provisional results from last week’s presidential election as criticism of the country’s handling of the vote grew.
January 6, 2019 Global copper market under supplied, demand on the rise — report But over the long term, the global copper deficit is expected to shrink, and the market will shift to oversupply.
January 6, 2019 Ecuador’s rising opposition to mining may thwart exploration boom As mining projects face headwinds from rising tensions, investors' courage will be tested, says Fitch Solutions Macro Research, which could hinder Ecuador’s plan to attract $4 billion to the sector…
January 5, 2019 Zambia Vedanta unit halts operations at underground mine on tax concerns Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), majority owned by Vedanta, suspended operations at its Nchanga mine following the introduction of an import duty on copper concentrates, the company said.
January 4, 2019 Top 3 reasons to avoid running project cost estimates in-house There are real costs associated with conducting project cost estimates in-house.
January 4, 2019 The mining world watches as Congo counts votes for next leader The Democratic Republic of Congo is in uncharted waters as the nation awaits election results marking the end of President Joseph Kabila’s rule.
January 4, 2019 Congo slashes cobalt output estimate for Jan-Sept 2018 The revision means that output of cobalt rose 35.9 percent compared to the same period in 2017, rather than 92.5 percent as the bank said previously.
January 4, 2019 China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government…
January 3, 2019 Zambia says mines have failed to show impact of higher taxes The Chamber of Mines said that as a result of the changes, more than 58% of Zambia's copper producers would be loss-making at current prices.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
