COPPER

Peabody announced it is proceeding with the ventilation of the first segment of the North Goonyella Mine in consultation with the Queensland Mine Inspectorate as part of a comprehensive phased reventilation and re-entry plan and expected longwall production in...

Walker River Resources Corp. is pleased announce it has signed a letter of intent (“LOI”) with Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. (“Smooth Rock”), to enter into an Exploration Agreement with Option form a Joint Venture on the Garfield Flats Project,...

Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s No.1 copper producer, plans to boost production at its El Teniente mine to more than 500,000 tonnes per year by 2025, a first in the operation’s history. The production increase would position the mine,...

Miramont Resources Corp. is pleased to announce that it has received the required drilling permit for its Cerro Hermoso project in southern Peru. The Company anticipates drilling to begin early in the New Year. Bill Pincus, Miramont's President and...

Chile's state copper miner Codelco said on Saturday it had reached agreement on a new collective labor contract with the union of workers at its Ministro Hales mine in northern Chile. The 36-month contract, which includes a signing bonus...

BHP confirmed identification of a potential new iron oxide, copper, gold (IOCG) mineralised system, located 65 kilometres to the south east of BHP’s operations at Olympic Dam in South Australia. As part of BHP’s ongoing copper exploration program, four...

Alecto Minerals plc, the African-focused gold and copper exploration and development company, has appointed a mining contractor to commence mining operations at the Mowana copper project in Botswana. It also reports rapid progress is being made to recommence production...