The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules
TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.
Copper
First Quantum to begin US$3.5B Taca Taca copper project build in Argentina next year: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) plans to start of construction of its US$3.5-billion Taca Taca copper project in Salta province next year, according to Rumbo Minero International. According to the…
Premium Nickel eyes 2025 prefeasibility at Selebi mine in Botswana
Results from infill drilling at Premium Nickel Resources’ (TSXV: PNRL) past-producing Selebi North mine in Botswana continues to build confidence, less than a month after the company posted an initial…
Nexa Resources sells Peru copper asset for up to US$29.3M
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has sold its Pukaqaqa copper project in Peru to Canada’s Olympic Precious Metals for an initial US$4.3 million. The price tag could reach up to US$29.3 million…
JV Article: Power Nickel gains Friedland support in Nisk project expansion to copper, platinum
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) shares have nearly tripled this year as the company transformed its resource-stage Nisk project in Quebec with a polymetallic discovery attracting billionaire mining investor Robert…
Codelco pays US$520M for Enami’s 10% stake in Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile
The deal will contribute 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes of copper to Codelco’s annual output.
JV Article: Arizona Sonoran closing in on permit success at Cactus
With 11 billion lb. of contained copper in the ground and a recently rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that demonstrates 94% of the resources can be mined with open-pit methods,…
Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula hits record copper production in August
Copper complex in the DRC achieved a monthly production of 40,347 tonnes of copper in concentrate in August.
Teck restructures, promotes staff after coal exit
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) says its new company structure will revolve around two regional business units, North America and Latin America, as it shifts to produce…
Editorial: Mining-powered rockets vs dockets
As we look in the waning days of summer to the United States’ Southwest in this edition, it strikes us that there’s been a staggering number of days that only…
Latest permit for Hudbay project in Arizona paves way for major U.S. copper boost
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) now has in hand the second-last permit it needs to start construction at its 85,000-tonne-per year Copper World project in Arizona. The permit granted…
Midnight Sun shares plunge as Zambia blocks copper target’s exploration
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) shares plunged on Thursday after it reported the Zambian government rejected a request to renew the company’s exploration licence for the Kazhiba target at its…