July 22, 2018 Miramont’s project in Peru may affect Indigenous communities The company was deemed not eligible for an automatic approval of its drilling permit for the Cerro Hermoso project.
July 19, 2018 Strike looms after breakdown in talks at Chile’s Caserones copper mine A union representing workers at Lumina Copper's Caserones mine in Chile said on Thursday that contract negotiations with the company had failed, paving the way for a potential strike.
July 19, 2018 Copper tumbles below $6,000 as China sends metals into freefall Copper crashed through $6,000 a metric ton for the first time in a year and is headed for its biggest monthly drop since 2015.
July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
July 18, 2018 Citi sees ‘copper on steroids’ as Trump slump masks shortage Copper’s slump amid a deepening global trade conflict offers a long-term buying opportunity, according to Citigroup Inc.
July 18, 2018 Jiangxi Copper general manager and executives leave roles Major managerial shake-up at the state-run Jianxi Copper.
July 18, 2018 BHP posts record annual iron ore output, beats Q4 forecasts Shares in the miner jumped more than 3% after both quarterly and full-year production rose 3% on improved productivity.
July 17, 2018 Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics Canadian researches came to such conclusion after spending years examining waterbodies located within five kilometres of abandoned mine sites.
July 17, 2018 World’s biggest miners want more copper but nobody’s selling Nobody who owns a copper mine wants to give it up. Even when Glencore and Anglo American Plc were crippled by debt during the 2015 commodity slump, neither was willing…
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