Kamoa-Kakula copper production exceeded 500 tonnes per day
KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant was
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Jubilee Metals updates on its Zambian copper and cobalt operations
The role-out of Jubilee Metals’ copper and cobalt strategy offers the potential of significant continued earnings growth in addition to
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Orion to acquire and consolidate the Okiep Copper Project
Orion Minerals has taken another key step in its strategy to become a leading diversified international base metals producer after
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Copper and zinc production meet Glencore’s H1 guidance
Baar, Switzerland – Glencore plc, in its Half-Year Production Report 2021 highlights the following: Own sourced copper and cobalt production
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Copper will benefit from the energy transition
In the first half of 2021 LME cash copper prices reached a record high of US$10,725, says Roskill. China’s huge
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World-first greenfield e-scrap recycling plant for precious metals
Following a multi-month commissioning phase, SMS group has handed over a greenfield recycling plant for waste electrical and electronic equipment
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Anglo American delivers solid operational performance for Q2 2021
Anglo American has delivered a solid operational performance supported by comprehensive Covid-19 measures to help safeguard the lives and livelihoods
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Copper and gold projects alter mining industry in Colombia
Although mining in Colombia accounts for 2% to GDP, the government and industry representatives hope that it will be an
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Metals can be extracted from brines of dormant volcanoes
Magma beneath volcanoes releases gases that rise towards the surface. These gases are rich in metals. As the pressure drops,
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Serbia to become second largest copper producer in Europe
China’s mining company Zijin Mining announced the start of trial production in the upper-zone of Serbian world-class Čukaru Peki copper
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Ivanhoe Mines releases copper production guidance for 2021
Ivanhoe’s guidance for contained copper in concentrate expected to be produced by the Kamoa-Kakula Project for the balance of 2021
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Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements for blister copper and concentrate
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines has announced that Kamoa Copper SA –the operating company of the joint venture
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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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