COPPER

Copper has been one of the most volatile commodities in recent months. Prices have swung back and forth as investors try to figure out where the market is headed. But despite all of the volatility, one thing seems to...

Mining company BHP has commenced autonomous drilling at its Spence copper operation in northern Chile. The firm has deployed the Pit Viper 351 model, which is operated remotely from the Spence Control Room located approximately 2km from the mine...

Anax Metals Limited has appointed Gekko Systems as process plant design consultant to assist with the design process of a polymetallic sulphide concentrator plant at the Whim Creek copper mine in Western Australia. The concentrator plant will be designed to...

ABB has helped Atalaya Mining to optimize mill availability and performance by combining its gearless mill drive (GMD) with ongoing lifecycle management support and a digital condition monitoring solution through a long-term service agreement (LTSA). The mining company, which produces...

Magna Mining Inc. has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd., whereby the two companies will discuss the possibility of Mitsui acquiring a 10 – 12.5% interest in Magna’s Shakespeare Mine, in exchange...

Jubilee has announced the execution of a binding MoU Mopani Copper Mines for the implementation of additional copper and cobalt refining capacity through the recapitalisation of existing refining capacity placed under care and maintenance by Mopani. This additional refining capacity...

Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s no.1 copper producer, has broken ground at the $1.4 billion expansion of the Salvador copper mine, which will extend the productive life of the aging operation by 47 years and increase output by...