copper

Major Rio Tinto has unveiled a maiden 503-million-tonne inferred mineral resource estimate at its Winu copper/gold project, in Western Australia, grading 0.45% copper. The miner on Tuesday said that the resource estimate included a higher-grade compone…

Workers at Antofagasta’s Zaldivar copper mine in Chile accepted a revised wage offer, averting a strike that threatened to add to supply concerns in the metal’s top-producing nation. Union members voted 387 in favor of the definitive offer to 236 again…

A proxy advisory firm for financial institutions such as hedge funds is taking issue with one of the world’s top copper producers for its lack of gender diversity in the board room. Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending that shareholders w…

Freeport McMoRan on Thursday said it swung to a second-quarter profit as the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer slashed costs to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Shares fell about 1.3% to $13.44 in afternoon trading.

One of the world’s largest copper producers, Chilean miner Antofagasta, and workers at its Zaldivar mine decided to extend government-mediated talks for a new union contract and avoid a strike, a union source said on Wednesday night.

The workers at th…

Chilean copper miner Antofagasta has maintained its guidance at the lower-end of its original target range for the year, having gained experience in working safely in the new era of Covid-19.

The company is operating close to forecast production level…

Mining has started at the Productora copper project, in Chile, some four months ahead of schedule, ASX-listed Hot Chili reported.

The company told shareholders that the recent increases in copper and gold prices has resulted in the push for earlier p…