Copper Stock Articles

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

Cordoba to drill for porphyry source beneath Alacran

Apr. 8, 2019, 10:35 AM / Northern Miner Staff

Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB) is planning a 1,000 metre drill program at its Alacran copper-gold deposit, part of its San Matias copper-gold project in Colombia. Based on its results, the company may double the drill program.The miner will initially drill a single, 700 metre hole about 300 metres west of the Alacran targeting a potential copper-gold porphyry beneath the known deposit. It will then...Read More

China's Tewoo is said to sell copper at below-market rates

Apr. 8, 2019, 9:37 AM / Bloomberg News

One of China's top commodity traders, Tewoo Group, is selling copper at below market rates as it grapples with a liquidity crunch, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company, which is owned by the local Tianjin government, is offloading some refined copper stocked in bonded zones as it unwinds financing deals with some banks, said the people, who asked not to be identified as th...Read More

Anglo vows to quit Los Bronces $3B expansion if it affects nearby glaciers

Apr. 8, 2019, 8:26 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

Global miner Anglo American (LON: AAL) will abandon plans to expand its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile if any potential damage to the nearby glaciers and ground water is identified.The company, which is preparing an environmental impact assessment for the $3 billion project, says all data collected so far proves it can go ahead with the expansion without causing any harm to the environment.The...Read More

Mining students learn to develop feasibility studies using high-tech solution

Apr. 8, 2019, 6:40 AM / MINING.com Staff

Students at the University of British Columbia's Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering are partnering with tech company Riivos Inc. to design their Mine and Plant Feasibility Study capstone projects.The projects are part of their required courses and in order to complete them, the students are using a Riivos-built mining financial technology software that allows them to quickly and easi...Read More

Copper needs 75% of pipeline to go into production

08 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"[Brownfield] expansions will keep pace with demand until early next decade ... but as demand increases to 22.5Mt by 2025 the gap will be 2.Read More

Chile aims to be global exploration leader

08 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarx"We want to assure Chile is a leader in the discovery of new deposits and position it as an attractive destination for investment by juniors, facilitate their financing in the local market and openRead More

Arc starts production at Kalaba demo pilot plant

08 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe plkant was successfully commissioned under budget for US$500,000, according to executive chairman Nick von Schirnding. Arc previously commissioned the 10,000 tonnes per month front-end of the plant, including two crusher units, screens, ball mill and conveyors, in December.Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxArc is now busy finalising det...Read More

Freeport-funded drilling target 'compelling'

08 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 corpThe highlight of the seven holes drilled was 7.3m at 0.18% copper and 3.22g/t gold, or 2.39...Read More

A boom delayed

08 April 2019 / Staff reporter

How to monitor and manage your Tailings Storage FacilitySPONSOREDisometrixQuality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium addressSPONSOREDgalan lithiumWEBINAR: Six Steps to Enable Your Technology Vision for EHSSPONSOREDisometrixRather than a continuation of boom-like conditions which made lithium the world's hottest commodity two years ago a surge in production to meet optimistic demand forecast...Read More

Shares in junior drop 25%

08 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Look beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipAlkane maps own path to world-class critical metals producerSPONSOREDalkane resourcesWestern Atlas drill-ready in NunavutSPONSOREDwestern atlas resourcesGlobal Atomic's 'transformational discovery' changes everythingSPONSOREDglobal atomic corpBased on "a rapid first-pass appraisal", the Cobre Panama developer had indic...Read More

MMG's subsidiary in Peru reaches deal with blockaders at Las Bambas copper mine

Apr. 7, 2019, 10:44 AM / Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Following a mediation session led by representatives of Peru's national government, Indigenous leaders and executives from Minera Las Bambas, a subsidiary of China's MMG, reached an agreement that puts an end to a 2-month long conflict at Las Bambas copper mine.Both the miner and the community expressed their willingness to sit down and solve the conflict by revisiting the terms of a series of agr...Read More

Antofagasta secures funding for Los Pelambres expansion project

Apr. 7, 2019, 9:10 AM / Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Management at Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc. (LON: ANTO) was able to secure this week full funding for the expansion project of its flagship Los Pelambres copper mine.The operation, located about 200 kilometres north of Chile's capital Santiago is responsible for about half of the company's total copper output, which this year is expected to be somewhere between 750,000 and 790,000 tonnes of the r...Read More

Coro adding scale to Marimaca copper oxide discovery

07 April 2019 / Staff reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxMarimaca is rapidly advancing to become one of the most significant copper discoveries in Chile in recent years as Coro now adds scale to its other known advantages of high-grade and location.Read More

Hudbay backs two Waterton nominees

06 April 2019 / Staff Reporter

Eastern promise for PolarXSPONSOREDpolarxThe Toronto-based company said Friday despite Waterton's "refusal to engage constructively", the board remained committed to "responsible renewal" and recommended shareholders voted for three new directors, including Hudbay's nominee Richard Howes and two Waterton nominees Mike Anglin and David Smith to replace two departing directors.Directors Warren Holme...Read More

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