Copper Articles

Antofagasta revenues hit by pipeline issues, drought

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

The Chile-focused miner reported revenues down by 22% year-on-year, to US$5.86 billion. Pretax earnings fell by 26% over the same period, to $2.56 billion.Read More

Teck to spin out coal, simplify share structure

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

The company's base metals business will become Teck Metals, while its coal business will become Elk Valley Resources (EVR), a pure-play, high-margin steelmaking coal producer.Read More

Bill Gates, BHP and the London mining nexus

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesBluejay Mining first hit radar screens when it emerged it had received b...Read More

Jetti enters Chile at Freeport's El Abra

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

The Jetti technology will be deployed on the existing leach stockpiles at El Abra and leverage existing infrastructure, including excess tank house capacity.Read More

Mixed signals for junior miners

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesI mention these factors because it demonstrates that while in some areas...Read More

A high-grade resource in one of the world's most attractive...

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Ever since US president Joe Biden enacted the 1950 Defense Production Act to boost the nation's supply of domestically-sourced critical minerals, there has been a surge in interest in North American metals projects. However, when it comes to permitting new mines, not all exploration projects are created equal. "It's good to be in the United States, but you want to be on land where you can act...Read More

Coda's copper deposits: the hippo atop an elephant...

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

That is because this Gawler Craton advanced exploration project - which lies smack in between three of Australia's greatest copper mines - has two different stage and style deposits stacked on top of each other.First the hippo, which is called Emmie Bluff. This is a sedimentary copper-cobalt deposit which has an Indicated and Inferred Resource - from three deposits - amounting to a total of 1.1 mi...Read More

Sibanye swoops on battered New Century

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesThe Johannesburg and New York Stock Exchange-listed Sibanye is set to lo...Read More

Panoro targets Cotabambas PFS by end of year

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Luquman Shaheen, president and CEO of Panoro Minerals, talks to Mining Journal about the Cotabambas project, which he sees as the next large scale copper project in southern Peru.Read More

Hecla bids for ATAC

21 February 2023 / Staff reporter

The offer comes over the top of a competing 12c per share, $25 million all-stock offer from Victoria Gold which came a week ago and which ATAC rebuffed as being too low.Read More

Northern Star rewards shareholders with record dividend...

20 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesIt comes after the company declared a record interim fully franked divid...Read More

Mexico makes further steps towards lithium nationalisation...

20 February 2023 / Staff reporter

According to news reports from Mexico, Lopez Obrador said "let's make the nation be the owner of this strategic mineral," during the signing of a decree.Read More

Amplats earnings fall on lower grades, higher costs...

20 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesTotal platinum group metal (PGM) production fell by 6% to 4Moz in 2022....Read More

Lynas will appeal Malaysia decision

20 February 2023 / Staff reporter

The company is appealing the decision by authorities to allow Lynas to continue running the unit, but without the cracking and leaching units from 1 July.Read More

Billionaires see red in the greening of equipment

20 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesGermany's Liebherr and Caterpillar of the US are the silent participants...Read More

Mid-tier Aeris on copper growth trajectory

18 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Aeris' rapid growth story - from holding a single copper mine to becoming a mid-tier producer - has dovetailed neatly with copper supply constraints and the forecast surging demand for the metal integral to the global energy transition.Less than three years ago, the company had the Tritton copper operations in New South Wales and a market capitalisation of A$10 million, executive chairman Andre La...Read More

Resolute to focus on costs as it works to win back...

17 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Resolute has been rapidly paying down the debt that hampered its share price in the past. The company ended 2022 with net debt of US$31.6 million, down 80% year-on-year, after an equity raise.Read More

Agnico sees 1Mozpa at both Kirkland and Malartic

17 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Including the full year of production from the Kirkland Lake Gold mines, acquired in February 2022, total payable gold production in 2022 was 3.Read More

News from the market this week

17 February 2023 / Staff reporter

New World's Antler points to high-return copper productionSPONSOREDnew world resources Nordic Nickel gears up for Pulju pushSPONSOREDnordic nickelSaudi builds foundation for world-leading mining sectorSPONSOREDsaudi ministry of industry and mineral resourcesAruma sprinting through lithium field raceSPONSOREDaruma resourcesSigma Lithium completes crushing and pump water system commissioning, on...Read More

Supply shortages hamstring Peru copper mines

17 February 2023 / Staff reporter

Data from COES, the committee which administers Peru's national grid, studied by Reuters, identified periodic falls in power consumption, suggesting times when the mines and their plants ease back onRead More

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