Global miner BHP Group announced stricter health protocols on Tuesday after cases of the novel coronavirus at its Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world´s largest, reached 150, with 59 at its smaller Spence deposit.
BHP said 76 of those cases remai…
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Skeleton crews are running Chile’s massive copper mines at full tilt, skimping on maintenance and earthworks. It’s a short-term fix that carries risks for future output.
When the pandemic hit and mines around the world shut, those in Chile figured out…
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Portofino Resources Inc. [POR-TSXV; POT-FSE] reported the successful completion of its recent field program on…
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Chile´s State-run Codelco said on Monday it would implement new measures at its El Teniente copper mine, the company´s largest deposit, to maintain operations amid increasing worker angst over the fast-spreading coronavirus.
The world´s top copper pro…
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Chile’s State-controlled Codelco copper miner said on Saturday it will suspend construction projects in the northern part of the country and try to maintain production at its Chuquicamata mine while staffing the operation with local personnel.
The com…
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Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. [PEX-TSXV] reports that it has completed a reinterpretation of historical geophysical…
Dual-listed Jubilee Metals Group has secured the rights to about 150-million tonnes of copper-containing surface tailings targeted to be upgraded at site and refined at its Sable Refinery in Zambia. Jubilee has secured the rights to the material throug…
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Unionised copper mine workers in Chile asked on Wednesday to be included in a dialogue between companies and the government to address the exploding coronavirus crisis in the world´s top producer of the red metal.
The Chilean Mines Federation – which…
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Copper Mark, a traceability system launched by the International Copper Association (ICA), expected more members this year after two units of mining giant Rio Tinto joined in May.
Copper Mark was launched in April 2019 as part of ICA’s effort to bring…
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TSX-listed Nevada Copper continues preparing for the restart of processing operations at its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine, in the US, which is planned for the third quarter, subject to revision based on impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and other fac…
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