Ontario eyes pragmatic approach to Ring of Fire
By Peter Kennedy The Ontario government is prepared to take “a more pragmatic approach” to…
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MOD Resources invites public comment on T3 impact assessment
ASX- and LSE-listed MOD Resources has made progress with the permitting process for its T3 Copper openpit mine, in Botswana.
MOD, through its subsidiary Tshukudu Metals Botswana, will formally release the environmental- and social-impact assessment f…
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German copper products producer cuts hours due to global economic slowdown
Wieland, one of the world’s largest copper product makers, said on Monday it would reduce working hours at a German plant from next month because of the slowing global economy.
The plant in Villingen in southern Germany produces strips from copper and…
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Zambia determined to find another investor for Konkola mine – mines minister
The Zambian government is determined to "urgently secure" an investor for Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) once the court processes over the disputed liquidation of the mine are concluded, the mines minister said on Thursday. Vedanta Resources has be…
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Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile fined for environmental violations
Chilean regulators said on Thursday they had fined the sprawling Quebrada Blanca copper mine, controlled by Canadian miner Teck Resources, for violating the terms of its environmental permits.
Chile’s SMA environmental regulator said it had fined Queb…
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Antofagasta profit beats on better cost management amid weak copper
Chilean miner Antofagasta on Thursday reported a slightly better-than-expected first-half profit, bolstered by higher copper sales, by-product revenue and lower cost of production but offset by lower copper prices.
Prices of the red metal, which is wi…
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Codelco shuts down its Ventanas copper smelter for maintenance
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, said on Wednesday it had shut down its Ventanas smelter along Chile’s central coast for maintenance.
The state miner said in a brief statement the facility had been closed since Monday.
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Zambia says no meeting planned with Vedanta over Konkola mine
Zambian President Edgar Lungu will not meet the chairman of Vedanta Resources to discuss the disputed liquidation of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) on his visit to India this week, a statement from the Zambian State House said on Tuesday. Mumbai-listed…
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Ivanhoe reports highest ever copper grade in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. [IVN-TSX; IVPAF-OTC] announced Monday August 19 that drilling in the central part…
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Atalaya’s Spain expansion project achieves mechanical completion
The expansion of the Proyecto Riotinto mine to 15-million tonnes a year has achieved full mechanical completion and the expanded plant should reach its nameplate capacity in December, dual-listed Atalaya Mining announced on Monday.
The expansion shoul…
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