April 15, 2019

Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal

The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007.

April 15, 2019

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.

April 14, 2019

Protesters block road used by Hudbay to transport copper in Peru

Members of the community of Tacrara were demanding compensation for the use of a road that, according to them, Hudbay’s trucks were not supposed to be using.

April 14, 2019

Las Bambas’ copper out to the markets after 68-day blockade

The Nueva Fuerabamba community agreed to let Las Bambas' trucks circulate through the Corredor Minero del Sur.

April 12, 2019

Miramont confirms mineralized system at Cerro Hermoso

The company tested Cerro Hermoso’s Central Breccia zone, Stockwork zone and Carbonate Replacement zone.

April 12, 2019

Antofagasta to decide on $3B Centinela mine expansion by 2021

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Copper Conference held this week in Santiago, chief executive Iván Arriagada said the company will only go ahead with the project if it…

April 12, 2019

Polish parliament’s lower house approves 15% cut to copper tax

If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical…

April 12, 2019

Brazil President says Amazon rainforest reserve should be opened to mining

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the country could open a vast reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, a move attempted by his predecessor that was quickly rescinded following…

April 12, 2019

China March copper concentrate imports fall on-month, aluminium exports rebound

China's aluminium exports rebounded 59% month-on-month from a two-year low in February to reach 546,000 tonnes in March.

April 12, 2019

Platinum edges out of doldrums at last as labor threat looms

After months of being ignored in favor of market darling palladium, platinum is finally getting some attention from investors.