Copper Stocks Articles

Going to pot: Mine-bending investment craze can't last

10 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixI inhaled.Read More

Anglo Asia ups output in traditionally poor quarter

10 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Alkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesProduction came from 700,304 tonnes of ore mined at an average grade of 1.2g/t gold.Read More

Freeport focusing on underground transition

10 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxCEO Richard Adkerson told Reuters this week the company would be focused on the transition and would "be much better situated in two years' time"."We have confidence about this," he told the wire service.Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"The Grasberg asset is so special."PT-Freeport Indonesia is mining the final phase of the Grasberg openpit and is...Read More

Auryn soars on Sombrero potential

10 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixThe Goldcorp-backed company said last week continuous channel sampling...Read More

Central Asia says dividends should continue to flow

10 April 2019 / Jacqueline Holman

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxCentral Asia said the total dividend was in line with its policy of returning 30-50% of annual free cash flow to shareholders, representing 44% of the 2018 adjusted free cash flow.CEO Nigel Robinson said once the final dividend was paid, the company would have returned $162 million to its shareholders in the past seven years.Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSO...Read More

India's state copper miner plans $800m expansion

Apr. 9, 2019, 3:47 PM / MINING.com Editor

Indian state copper miner Hindustan Copper is in the initial stages of an $800 million expansion program, Resources Monitor reported Tuesday.Currently, Hindustan produces around 40,000 tonnes of copper per year, but the company plans to increase production to around 200,000 tonnes by 2025.Construction is underway at a major new underground mine in the state of Madhya Pradesh, according to Resource...Read More

Chile ?s Collahuasi copper mine expects to match 2018 record output this year - CEO

Apr. 9, 2019, 12:14 PM / Reuters

Chilean miner Collahuasi this year expects to match its 2018 production of copper, an all-time high for the company, its top executive said on Tuesday.Collahuasi, majority owned by Anglo American and Glencore, is a copper mine located in northern Chile and among the world ?s largest. Last year the mine produced 560,000 tonnes of copper, placing it among Chile ?s top three producing mines. "This ye...Read More

Antofagasta to stay put on dividend policy but will return cash to shareholders

Apr. 9, 2019, 11:01 AM / Reuters

Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc will retain its dividend policy of paying out at least 35 percent of underlying net earnings but will pay out excess funds from the proceeds of sales to shareholders, its chief executive said. "If you look at the last three or four years, we have been distributing close to around 50 percent of net earnings. We are not going to change the policy; we think it has served...Read More

Freeport plans no dividend hikes, M&A for 2 years to focus on Grasberg - CEO

Apr. 9, 2019, 10:54 AM / Reuters

Freeport-McMoRan Inc plans no dividend hikes, acquisitions or debt buybacks over the next two years as it focuses on expanding Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine underground, its chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday.The strategy underscores Freeport's desire to keep Grasberg, one of the world's largest mines, the crown jewel of its operations even amid the complex task of excavating the...Read More

Rio Tinto to join World Bank's green mining program

Apr. 9, 2019, 10:02 AM / Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it will join a World Bank initiative intended to help developing countries sustainably mine lithium, cobalt and other minerals critical to the global electrification trend.Rio's participation in the program, known as Climate-Smart Mining and set to launch in May, comes as miners face increasing pressure from investors and non-governmental organizations to make supply chai...Read More

Indonesian gold miner Amman is said to consider $600m IPO

Apr. 9, 2019, 9:37 AM / Bloomberg News

PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, which owns the second-largest copper and gold mine in Indonesia, is weighing an initial public offering that could raise as much as $600 million, according to people familiar with the matter.The company is working with advisers to list in Jakarta as early as the fourth quarter, said the people, asking not to be named as the information is private. The firm also owns...Read More

Ivanhoe execs brief Congo president on progress of massive copper project

Apr. 9, 2019, 7:17 AM / MINING.com Staff

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) issued a media statement this week saying that a few of the company's top executives met with F?(C)lix Tshisekedi, the recently-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and updated him on the progress being made in the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper project and the Kipushi zinc project.Kamoa-Kakula, a joint venture between Ivanhoe, Zijin Mining Group...Read More

Raw materials suppliers will increasingly have to show sustainable supply chains

09 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixBatteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary energy storage dev...Read More

Gold Stocks Still Marching

Apr9, 2019 / Adam Hamilton

The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering higher, and the slumbering...Read More

Copper deficit overstated; is oversupply coming?

09 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"Producers have had a positive view for some time as the consensus has been that the world needs new mines, but our analysis is starting to show that deficits are neither as large or as long as peopleRead More

Trade war acts as brake on copper investment

09 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxIn a presentation entitled, 2019: The year of Chilean mining, the minister commented that while copper demand was forecast to increase 2.Read More

Euro Sun defends green plan for gold project

09 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Global Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesHow to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixThe company said it was commenting on its approach "in response to many...Read More

Nicola intersects 'significant mineralisation' north of old mine

09 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpAmong the latest results, it reported 76.6m at 1.35% copper-equivalent, including 33.65m at...Read More

Altiplano considers magnetic separation for Farellon ore

Apr. 8, 2019, 3:10 PM / Canadian Mining Journal Staff

Altiplano Metals of Edmonton, Alta., is considering a magnetic separation plant for its Farellon copper-gold project near La Serena. The company says that copper recoveries from low grade mineralized material went up following magnetite separation.Two 100-kg low grade samples were submitted for testing. Initially, sample 251178 graded 0.65% copper (0.03% soluble copper) and 36.70% iron. Sample 251...Read More

A million tons of copper is on the way: it may not be enough

Apr. 8, 2019, 11:58 AM / Bloomberg News

Giant mines currently under construction will churn out an additional 1 million tons of copper through 2023, but that won't be enough to fully close an expected gap between supply and demand in the next few years.Industry analysts and executives descending on Santiago this week for the Cesco conference, one of the industry's biggest events, are in bullish spirits: a key indicator of the market for...Read More

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