September 16, 2020 Vale targets 400m tonnes of iron ore capacity per year The company currently has the capacity to produce 318 million tonnes a year.
September 15, 2020 Ivanhoe’s Congo mine productivity peerless among copper giants GRAPHIC: Not just massive in scale, every tonne of copper ore milled at Kamoa-Kakula will be worth $286 – 9 times richer than Escondida, 35 times Morenci.
September 15, 2020 Atlantic Nickel to invest $335 million in Brazil Company will invest starting in 2026 to build an underground nickel sulphide mine in Brazil's Bahia state.
September 15, 2020 Lundin Gold granted permit for new Ecuador target Initial exploration work on the drill-ready Barbasco target, about 7 km south of Fruta del Norte.
September 14, 2020 Codelco reaches contract agreement with El Teniente supervisors The agreement that supervisors would not receive a pay rise in the coming contract was backed by 88% of the union's members.
September 14, 2020 Copper price forecast up on buoyant demand – report Fitch has raised its average price forecast for 2021 to $6,300/tonne.
September 14, 2020 CATL to invest in Neo Lithium, help develop Argentina mine CATL will buy more than 10 million shares of Neo Lithium, becoming the company's third-largest shareholder.
September 14, 2020 Gran Colombia sees production boost in August The company expects 2020 production to range between 218,000 and 226,000 ounces.
September 14, 2020 SolGold gets $100m injection from Franco-Nevada The funding is part of a net-smelter royalty finance agreement (NSR) between the parties.
September 13, 2020 Venezuelan MP says terrorist group controls mining operations in the country Opposition MP Américo De Grazia issued a statement saying that the National Liberation Army controls the Orinoco Mining Arc.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am