China copper importers seek new metal sources as scrap crackdown bites
China has been gradually curbing imports of scrap, which accounted for 10% of its copper use in 2018.
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The miner, which has been making losses on an operating basis since at least 2013, had total debt of $32.2 million as at June 30, 2018.
Chuquicamata strike to dent Chile’s copper output
Analysts forecast a 2.8% decline in the country’s June copper output.
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Zambian court withdraws order blocking disposal of Vedanta unit assets
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OceanaGold denies shutdown of Didipio copper-gold mine
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BHP settles dispute over iron ore royalties with Western Australia in $175m deal
Payment ends row over taxes allegedly owed by iron sales made through BHP’s Singaporean marketing arm.
Minera Alamos one step closer to changing land use at Santana gold project
Mexico's Secretariat of Environment and Natural resources notified the miner of the successful completion of the technical review phase of the company's applicatiion.