Editorial: Copper prices remain moribund
A common feature of mining industry gatherings over the past couple of years is a general bullishness on copper’s future, with talk quickly turning to demand for copper being increasingly…
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TSX mixed, April 15-19: Euro Copper, Taseko, Largo
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.8% to 16,612.81. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 2.5% to 76.22 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 3.5% to 186.63. The spot gold price…
US markets mixed, April 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to finish the trading week at 26,559.54, and the S&P 500 Index lost 0.08% to end the week at 2,905.03. Spot gold fell…
Nevada Copper plans Q4 production at Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has released a new prefeasibility study for an open-pit mine at its Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada, where it is building a standalone underground operation that…
Aztec says Cervantes a district-scale property after survey
Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTC: AZZTF) recently flew a magnetic and radiometric survey over its Cervantes copper-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, that identified 11 porphyry targets. Follow-up work by the…
Cupric Canyon secures financing for Khoemacau in Botswana
A US$565-million funding package brings Cupric Canyon Capital one step closer to turning its Khoemacau project into a major copper and silver mine in northwestern Botswana. The private company has…
BHP invests in Midland Exploration
BHP (NYSE: BHP) is investing in Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) to support the junior’s copper exploration in northern Quebec, including its Mythril copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in James Bay Eeyou Istchee. BHP…
Miramont confirms mineralized system at Cerro Hermoso in Peru
Miramont Resources (CSE: MONT; US-OTC: MRRMF) cut significant mineralization during a 3,600-metre drill program at its Cerro Hermoso polymetallic project in Peru. The company tested Cerro Hermoso’s Central Breccia zone,…
Lumina extends Gran Bestia gold-copper deposit in Ecuador
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LMGDF) has drilled its longest continuous section of mineralization at its Gran Bestia deposit in Ecuador, part of its Cangrejos gold-copper project. The company cut…
CESCO Week: Deficits delayed in global copper market
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Mention electric vehicles and copper industry executives’ eyes dazzle like the headlights on a Tesla. As electric motors and lithium batteries replace combustion engines, cars, buses and…
Filo tables study for flagship project on Chilean-Argentine border
Earlier this year, Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL; US-OTC: FLMMF) unveiled a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project, 140 km southeast of Copiapo, Chile, on the border…
Raymond James raises gold, copper forecasts, lowers uranium
Brian MacArthur of Raymond James is increasing his price forecasts for gold, copper, zinc and coking call and lowering his estimate for uranium. The mining analyst has revised his average…