Ero Copper extends NX Gold mine life
Underground at the MCSA copper complex Credit: Ero Copper Vancouver-based copper and gold producer Ero Copper (TSX: ERO) has tabled an updated resource and reserve statement for its NX Gold…
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Zambia’s copper output increases as country defaults on foreign debt
9.45% rise in production comes as good news to Zambia, which skipped a $42.5 million payment on part of its international debt last week.
Kutcho starts feasibility on BC copper-zinc project
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) has started work on a feasibility study on its namesake high-grade copper-zinc development project in northwestern British Columbia. The company has hired CSA Global…
Copper surges on Peru protests, China futures launch
Copper prices set fresh multiyear highs over concerns of possible supply disruptions following unrest in Peru and optimism about the launch of a Chinese futures contract open to international investors….
‘Money is now being made in the sector once again’: Rob McEwen on investment strategies at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium this week featured an interview with Canadian mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen, chief owner and chairman of McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX). The legendary…
JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9 by its partners in the…
Franco-Nevada posts record Q3 revenues, income
With most major mining assets back up and running after coronavirus-related stoppages earlier this year, and amidst strong commodity prices, Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has reported record third-quarter financial…
China tightens trade restrictions on Australian imports
China has stepped up trade restrictions against Australia, with at least one clearinghouse suspending imports of a range of agricultural and mineral products, Hong Kong’s daily English-language newspaper, the South…
Australia greenlights human rights complaint against Rio Tinto
Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre has issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week’s decision by the Australian government to accept…
China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025
The Chinese government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan that will see NEV sales account for 20% of the country’s total vehicle sales by 2025. The…
Copper Mountain posts strong Q3, lowers cost guidance
In the third quarter, Copper Mountain Mining’s (TSX: CMMC) flagship namesake open-pit mine in B.C., 20 km south of Princeton, generated 23.8 million lb. copper-equivalent, at all-in sustaining costs of…
Editorial: China’s Five Year Plan prioritizes tech and domestic demand
As the United States posted its highest number of weekly coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and Americans headed to the ballot box in record numbers to cast…