November 14, 2018 Chinese copper smelters look to mine investment to secure supply China is the world's biggest consumer of the metal but its own copper mine production has been stagnating amid a broad crackdown on pollution, exacerbating a heavy reliance on imports.
November 14, 2018 Electric vehicle revolution goes underground with mine truck Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB is aiming to electrify all its underground machines within five years.
November 14, 2018 Rio Tinto wants a piece of Teck’s copper project in Chile Canada’s largest diversified miner has been looking for a development partner for the $4.8-billion extension of Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.
November 14, 2018 Global cobalt glut won’t be stemmed by Glencore Congo output stoppage Disruptions to cobalt supplies in the DRC are not expected to eradicate a glut of the material used to make batteries for electric vehicles, thwarting hopes that prices can be…
November 14, 2018 Xiana pays Glencore $25 million for Chilean operation The Vancouver-based miner acquired Altos De Punitaqui, a producing copper-gold operating company.
November 14, 2018 Ivanhoe Mines shares jump as it finds new copper-rich area in Congo Exploration drilling at the Kamoa North prospect area, which forms part of the company's Kamoa-Kakula mining licence, has defined two new, continuous corridors of shallow and high-grade copper mineralization.
November 13, 2018 Tasca acquires Selish Mountain property in historic gold zone in BC Tasca believes the historic exploration was solely focused on copper.
November 13, 2018 How much copper is in an electric vehicle? Copper may not be the most prevalent material in Electric vehicles but it does go into the most critical parts.
November 13, 2018 Talon Metals tables PEA at Tamarack North Tamarack North nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota is expected to produce 23.3 million lb. nickel and 11.1 million lb. copper per year over a 7 year mine life.
November 13, 2018 Caterpillar steps up game to keep leadership in North America In the past two years, Cat has been working on growing its offering, particularly in the underground segment, as well as filling up some gaps in terms of trucks sizes.
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