copper

Ecuador’s ambition to become a mining superpower is being tested as the South American nation’s first large-scale copper mine starts operations.

The $1-billion Mirador project in Zamora-Chinchipe province started ramping up production Thursday, Ecuado…

Eurasian Resources Group, the mining firm backed by the Kazakhstan government, is exploring options for assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo including a potential sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. China Nonferrous Metal Mini…

Zambia’s copper production dropped 4% to 393 419 t in the first six months of the year, ministry of mines data showed on Thursday. Mines Permanent Secretary Paul Chanda attributed the decline to challenges such as declining ore grades but said full-yea…

Johannesburg’s high court has reserved judgment in Vedanta Resources’ application for an urgent interim interdict against the Zambian government’s appointment of a provisional liquidator to wind up Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) operations. The Indian-owned…

Zambia’s Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa said on Wednesday nine companies would submit bids for Konkola Copper Mines, which is at the centre of an ownership dispute with Mumbai-listed Vedanta, within weeks. "The bidding process will start once al…

London-listed Asiamet has been given the environmental go-ahead for the BKM copper project, in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, allowing the company to proceed with the development of the project, mine and infrastructure.

The company hailed the provinci…

Xtract Resources has concluded a memorandum of agreement with KPZ International (KPZ) for Xtract to act as contractor for the Kalengwa processing project on the large-scale copper mining licence number 24401-HQ-LEL located in the central part of the Re…

Rio Tinto Group’s much-followed copper discovery in remote Western Australia could leapfrog a key US project to be fast-tracked into production by the world’s No. 2 miner, according to a senior executive.

Work is progressing to assess the size and qua…