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Anglo American ‘encouraged’ by drilling results from copper asset in north Brazil
Anglo American Brazi’sl chief executive, Ruben Fernandes, has hinted at a potential major copper discovery on the edge of the ... -
Tanzania anti-corruption body arrests more Acacia Mining employees
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania’s No.1 gold producer, confirmed Wednesday local media reports saying that one of its staff members and a former ... -
Codelco submits $1B plan to extend Salvador mine life beyond 2021
Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s No.1 copper producer, has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a project that ... -
Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues
World’s No.2 miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) said Tuesday it will likely have to delay first production from the $5.3 ... -
Why Conflicted Copper Shows Little Consensus
I chimed in on the capriciousness of copper in the late spring (Mercenary Musing, May 28, 2018). Since then, copper ... -
Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants
One in every twenty Europeans works in the automotive industry and the European Union believes that unless it catches up ... -
B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention
Non-profit organization Geoscience BC recently published a series of maps and geological data whose main goal is to encourage mineral ... -
World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine
Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s No.1 copper producer, has revealed its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, ... -
Chile wants lithium to be traded on LME
Chile’s mining minister Baldo Prokurica asked the London Metals Exchange (LME) Wednesday to consider trading the coveted metal used in ... -
Mining in the Mekong: Myanmar to outperform, Thailand to underperform – report
The mining sector in the Mekong region will remain underdeveloped and dominated by domestic players in the coming years as ... -
Hawkeye stakes new claims in Golden Triangle
Hawkeye Gold & Diamond (TSX.V-HAWK) has claimed another 137 hectares at the company’s McBride property in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. ... -
Centamin drops more than 12 percent on second cut to annual output target
Shares in Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (LON:CEY) (TSX:CEE) dropped more than 12 percent in London on Friday after it axed ... -
Hudbay doesn’t deny rumours of interest in Chile’s Mantos Copper
Canadian miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) responded to media reports about it being in talks to buy Chile’s Mantos ... -
Vale studying $1B expansion of Salobo copper mine in Brazil — report
Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s No.1 iron ore miner, is set to approve a $1 billion expansion of its vast Salobo ... -
Billions of British investment pounds predicted to enter Kazakhstan market
Kazakhstan is an “overlooked powerhouse” and one of the world’s next big investment destinations was the message delivered to over ... -
Senator wants to boost sustainable mining in Argentina’s wine country
A heated debate is taking place in Argentina after opposition senator Alejandro Abraham presented a project to modify Law 7722, ... -
Ivanhoe Mines soars on third major copper discovery in Congo
Shares in Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) jumped Monday after it announced a significant new discovery of high-grade copper on its ... -
Peru expects $58 billion in mining investments
Peru’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Francisco Ísmodes, said this week that his office expects mining investments to reach $58 ... -
SolGold loss almost doubles as its goes all in at Ecuador projects
Shares in Ecuador-focused explorer SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) dropped Friday in Toronto after the company reported an annual loss that almost doubled ... -
Freeport, Rio formally yield control of giant Grasberg mine to Indonesia
Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) and Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) signed Thursday a final $3.9 billion agreement that gives Indonesia a majority stake ...
