November 2, 2018 Almost a quarter of Antofagasta’s energy needs met by renewables The Zaldívar copper mine in Chile, a joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick, will be able to replace greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 350,000 tonnes per year, or about 87,000…
November 2, 2018 Zambia power system glitch cuts electricity supply to some mines Power restoration has started but it will be gradual.
November 2, 2018 Cardero completes acquisition of historic Arizona copper mine The Zonia Copper Oxide Project is located in central Arizona and has been held under private ownership for almost 100 years.
November 1, 2018 Grab samples deliver strong copper grades at Aurania’s Ecuador concession Next steps include ranking its list of targets for near-term scout drilling.
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.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
