Copper Stocks Articles

Stonewall builds rapid path to production

16 October 2018 / Staff reporter

Polymetal building with good momentumSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalThe new management team has brought what they term an "Australian perspective" to the project in a country renowned for its deep underground mines, and a new scoping study on the Theta Hill deposit has provided proof of concept - that the historically-mined region has oxide, near-surface potential.The company now has a full feasi...Read More

BHP raises stake in promising Ecuador copper project

Oct. 15, 2018, 3:14 PM / Reuters

The world's biggest miner BHP on Tuesday upped its share in SolGold Plc, bolstering its position against top shareholder Newcrest Mining as it eyes SolGold's promising Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador.Under the deal, SolGold will issue a 100 million shares to the company, raising its stake to 11.2 percent from 6.0 percent.BHP has agreed to pay 45 pence per SolGold share, which is offered at...Read More

Mineral industry needs to change its exploration and financing model if dearth of green fields discoveries to be overcome

Oct. 15, 2018, 11:25 AM / Australian Geoscience Council Convention

Australia's chronic shortage of Greenfields mineral discoveries can only be overcome by changing the sector's exploration, financing and training models, according to a keynote speaker at a major international geoscience forum in Adelaide today.Dr Hronsky urged the sector and geoscientists to "front-end load" the area selection process to target new search spaces and to better understand and explo...Read More

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

Oct. 15, 2018, 9:43 AM / Cecilia Jamasmie

One in every twenty Europeans works in the automotive industry and the European Union believes that unless it catches up on battery technology, those jobs are at risk.That's why the group is planning to allow state aid for electric battery research and will offer billions to companies willing to build giant plants, it said Monday."Public investment in developing the battery industry in the EU is a...Read More

Crude Oil Prices - Weekly Outlook: October 15 - 19

October 15, 2018 / Staff reporter

Investing.com - Market players are likely to stay focused on global crude supplies in the upcoming week, after a pair of closely watched forecasters said world oil stocks are adequate and the outlook for demand is weakening.The monthly report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday said the market looked "adequately supplied for now" and trimmed its forecasts for world demand growth thi...Read More

Forex - Weekly Outlook: October 15 - 19

October 15, 2018 / Staff reporter

Investing.com - After a week which saw a rout in global equity markets triggered by fears over rising bond yields, concerns about global growth and an escalating trade war there’s a lot on this week’s calendar to keep investors on edge.On Wednesday investors will get the chance to review the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, when it raised rates for a third time...Read More

Gold / Silver / Copper Prices - Weekly Outlook: October 15 - 19

October 15, 2018 / Staff reporter

Investing.com - This week precious metals traders will see whether gold’s surge higher can be sustained after a rout in global equity markets which coincided with weakness in the dollar bolstered safe haven demand for the yellow metal.On Wednesday investors will get the chance to review the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting, when it raised rates for a third time this y...Read More

India's renewables to contribute 13% of power generation mix in five years, double the amount today

15 October 2018 / Staff reporter

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would s...Read More

Trade war echoes in copper market

15 October 2018 / Staff reporter

Gold, base metals downCapital marketsGiven the invisible hand of a market economy rarely makes a mistake over time, the only explanation of what's happening in copper, where the price and stockpiles have been falling at the same ...Read More

Minto mothballed as sale falls through

15 October 2018 / Staff reporter

Capstone said last week that Minto's mining operations would cease immediately and it would be put on temporary care and maintenance while the company continued to explore "value maximising alternatives" - including discussions with Pembridge, and other potentially interested parties.Pembridge (LSE: PERE) said "extremely challenging" market conditions had made it increasingly difficult to close th...Read More