November 1, 2018 China slashes Sept U.S. scrap copper imports; sends alumina to Iceland, India From January to September, scrap copper shipments from the United States fell 13.8 percent.
November 1, 2018 BHP to return $10.4 billion in buyback, special dividend bonanza BHP had promised to return all of the net proceeds from the $10.8 billion sale of its U.S. shale business to shareholders when the deal was announced in July.
November 1, 2018 Troilus Gold discovers mineralization below current resource The Z87 pit ultimately ran 350 metres deep and had a strike length of about 900 metres.
November 1, 2018 Capital-starved mining sector creates ‘buyer’s market’ for investors Smaller mines and developers who previously found capital through retail investors in public markets are increasingly turning to specialist investors.
November 1, 2018 Ecuador aims to more than double mining value to GDP by 2021 Ecuador is being hailed as the biggest potential new source of supply of the metal used in renewable energy.
November 1, 2018 Hudbay shrugs off investor concerns, buys Nevada copper junior The miner has bought Mason Resources despite shareholder Waterton previously requesting a moratorium on any near-term acquisitions.
October 31, 2018 BHP announces $5.2B share buyback, keeps promise to return US Onshore asset sale proceeds The world's biggest miner promised in July to return the $10.5 billion in sale proceeds to shareholders.
October 31, 2018 Russia’s Nornickel boosts Q3 output at its copper project Nornickels consolidated copper output has risen by 20% to 290,878 tonnes in the first nine months of 2018.
October 31, 2018 Golden Arrow options advanced stage Indiana gold-copper project in Chile The advanced-stage gold-copper project features a near surface deposit of high-grade gold and copper.
October 31, 2018 Excelsior signs $75m financing for Gunnison in Arizona Excelsior estimates it would initially produce 25 million lb. copper per year at Gunnison.
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