Lualaba Copper Smelter to produce 99% blister copper for Kamoa Copper
Kamoa Copper signed a 10-year agreement with the Lualaba Copper Smelter, located outside the town of Kolwezi, for the processing
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AMS awarded contract for mining services at Motheo copper project
Perenti Global has reported that its surface mining subsidiary in Africa, African Mining Services (AMS), was awarded the contract for
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Copper: Mine expansions and no shortage of smelting capacity
According to Wood Mackenzie, there is more than enough copper supply to meet medium term requirements. With mine expansions coming
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High copper prices could slow demand for electric vehicles
According to Wood Mackenzie, prices for copper (along with several other mined commodities) do not reflect fundamentals – the dynamics
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Foran’s Mcllvenna Bay to become carbon-neutral copper project
Foran Mining Corporation has announced that its 100% owned Mcllvenna Bay deposit will become the world’s first carbon neutral copper
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Glencore to resume operations at Mutanda Co-Cu mine in 2022
Glencore plans to restart operations at its Democratic Republic of Congo Mutanda cobalt mine that also produces huge amounts of copper
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Is commodity market overheated?
Despite seeing the Blomberg Commodity Spot index rally to a fresh ten-year high with +4% gains recorded in 9 out
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DRC president visits Kamoto Copper Company
Glencore has announced that the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi visited the operations of
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COPPER: are copper miners ready for growth?
Wood Mackenzie says demand for copper – already on a rising trend – is arguably set to explode as the
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Jubilee assesses copper and gold assets in Cyprus
United Kingdom – Jubilee, a metals processing company refers to the announcement released yesterday by Caerus Mineral Resources (“Caerus”), an
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Project Roan delivers first copper material to the Sable Refinery
As previously announced, during 2020, Jubilee entered into joint venture agreements to secure rights to process over 300 million tonnes
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Orion acquires Okiep Copper Mine for R649m
During the last quarter, Orion entered into an agreement giving it exclusive rights and a clear pathway to acquire and
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BHP Produces six per cent less copper in 9 months
Total copper production decreased by six percent to 1,233 kt. Guidance for the 2021 financial year increased to between 1,535
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Anglo American increases copper production by 9%
Copper production increased by 9% to 160,300 tonnes, due to strong operational performance at both Los Bronces and Collahuasi. Production
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BHP brings on new supply in copper, petroleum and iron ore
BHP’s strong safety and operational performance continued during the quarter, with record year-to-date production at Western Australia Iron Ore, the
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Rio Tinto Pact with Turquoise Hill Resources for Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources for an updated funding plan for
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CATL pays $137.5 million stake in DRC cobalt mine
Contemporary Amperex Technology or CATL,China’s battery maker, reported its branch would take 25% share in China Molybdenum’s Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine
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Copper Rod Mill for Southwire Carrollton Plant
Based on its long-term modernization and sustainability strategy, Southwire will install a new SCR-9000S copper rod mill. Primetals Technologies will
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Jubilee produces first copper, PGM up by 34 %, chrome up by 72 %
Jubilee Metals Group’s South African operations maintained their growth trajectory during the six-month period ended 31 December 2020 on the
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Glencore completes sale of 73% stake in Mopani copper
Glencore has announced that its subsidiary Carlisa Investments Corp., in which Glencore holds 81.2% of the shares, completed the sale
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Sable Refinery produces first copper and cobalt
Jubilee Metals Group’s Sable Refinery in Zambia achieved early earnings from its copper and cobalt production as part of securing
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Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project update
Significant shallow high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE intercept confirms strong open pit potential at Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project, located 80km NW of the Prieska
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Kamoa-Kakula to produce copper concentrate using hydropower
Kakula is expected to produce an extremely high grade and clean copper concentrate (containing over 55% copper) that will be
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Construction of Kamoa-Kakula project well underway
Engineering, procurement and construction of the second phase of the project, which will double the mine’s processing capacity from 3.8
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BHP economic outlook for base metals
The outlook for the short term remains uncertain, but with vaccine deployment underway, albeit with some uncertainty as to timing
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Kamoa-Kakula Project: Review of activities
TORONTO, Canada ‒ The Kamoa-Kakula Project, 39.6%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a joint venture
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Ivanhoe Mines issues review of mine construction progress
TORONTO, Canada ‒ Ivanhoe Mines has announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. The highlights include:
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Prieska Copper-Zinc Project is officially “shovel-ready”
During the half-year, Orion Minerals continued to progress its portfolio of South African base metal projects, with the main focus
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Copper record prices fuelled by EV market and renewable energy
JOHANNESBURG – Interactive chart of historical daily COMEX copper prices over the past 5 years shows the current price of
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Ivanplats arranges US$420 million financing for Platreef
MOKOPANE, South Africa – Ivanhoe Mines’ South African subsidiary, Ivanplats, has signed a non-binding term sheet with Orion Mine Finance,
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