Copper Stocks Articles

Mixed fortunes for producers

02 September 2020 / Paul Harris

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe biggest gain was seen at the Collahuasi mine where red metal output jumped 26.2% to 381,100 tonnes. Escondida, the country's largest mine, saw output increase 4.9% to 699,900t while state copper company Codelco saw its production grow 2.3% to 436,700t.Anglo American's Sur division saw production contract 16.4% to 202,300t due t...Read More

Kakula's first copper production less than a year away: Ivanhoe

02 September 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUnderground development at Kakula, the first mine planned at the Kamoa-Kakula joint venture project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was 6km ahead of schedule, Ivanhoe said yesterday.Kakula's initial mining rate is currently forecast at 3.8 million tonnes per annum at an average feed grade "well in excess of 6% copper" over the...Read More

Trident aims to fill valuable niche

02 September 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesSupported by Ashanti Capital, Tribeca Investment Partners, Terra Capital, Regal Funds Management, LIM Advisors and Metal Tiger, the company was created to fill a niche not served by the precious metals royalty companies."My colleagues on the board and management team have a background in private equity, where it is common to tack a...Read More

Rio starts drilling again at Forum's Janice Lake

02 September 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUnder a 2019 deal, RTEC can earn up to 80% of Janice Lake by spending C$30 million on exploration and making staged cash payments to Forum and project generator Transition Metals.Forum said the RAB drilling was a quick and cost-effective method of testing "numerous showings" which had not seen historical drilling, and would aid in...Read More

Recovery close to pre-COVID-19 levels

02 September 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesCopper production is close to recovering to its typical pre-COVID-19 levels rate with July production coming in at 198,796 tonnes, a 10% increase over the 180,792t produced in June.Read More

Nickel fundamentals point to short-term fall

01 September 2020 / Staff reporter

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyAVZ closes on financing for tier-one lithium projectSPONSOREDavz mineralsElement 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsIt was Tsingshan Steel which stirred nickel 12 months ago with a big buying order that reportedly took 78,000 tonnes of nickel off the London Metal...Read More

Court action could delay drilling, PFS: Los Andes

31 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesLos Andes said a court of appeals had granted a motion against the Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SEA), instructing the environmental evaluation service to conduct a public consultation process, before finalising the evaluation process of a permit - which had been announced in April - for upcoming drilling at Vizcachitas....Read More

Good drilling results returned as resource estimate and PFS results awaited

31 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesDrilling hit 30.5m at 1.99% copper and 4.85% zinc (plus lead, silver and gold), as well as 10.6m at 4.15% copper and 8.Read More

Government seeks to end 13-year strike

31 August 2020 / Paul Harris

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesGomez, a long-time union leader and opponent of Grupo Mexico, made his demand after the company and its principal owner Jorge Larrea failed to respond to a request by president Andres Lopez for it to negotiate a settlement to a long-running strike at several of its operations.Gomez asked the president, a personal friend, to strip t...Read More

Higher gold production slated for 2021 as higher-grade South West pit ore is brought forward

30 August 2020 / Staff reporter

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyAVZ closes on financing for tier-one lithium projectSPONSOREDavz mineralsLithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsElement 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25The gold production guidance improved by about 50,000oz to 500,000-550,000 ounces in 2021, from the 450,000-500,000oz expected previously. The impr...Read More

COVID-19 to cut copper production 7%

28 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesUpdated production guidance resulted in a forecast output reduction of 885,000 tonnes to 11.8 million tonnes, down from 12.7Mt prior to COVID-19, according to the analysis of 15 copper producers.Read More

Debt reorganisation brings new capitalisation

28 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesMTV's senior lenders, shareholders and unsecured creditors participated in finding a solution creating a path towards profitability and sustainability.Read More

Legend Mining returns to slow

27 August 2020 / Staff reporter

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsWilson is not shy in putting forward an investment case for Legend.Read More

Meridian gains on Cabacal option

27 August 2020 / Henry Lazenby

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsMeridian has agreed to pay US$8.75 million and issue 4.5 million shares to two arm's length vendors, spread over 39 months and...Read More

Company to take advantage of DeGrussa's cash harvest stage

27 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company is facing a possible production ‘gap', as DeGrussa/Monty in Western Australia is due to run out of ore in just over two years.Read More

Zambia reportedly seeking larger stake in Glencore's Mopani

26 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesGlencore owns 73.1%, First Quantum Minerals 16.9% and ZCCM-IH, Zambia's mining investment arm, 10% of the operation, which was shuttered briefly earlier this year.Mines minister Richard Musukwa told Reuters ZCCM-IH was seeking a larger stake "with a view to holding a controlling stake in Mopani".Artemis all set thanks to unique app...Read More

Settlement ends years of over-charging

26 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesA 2019 investigation by Codelco concluded it had been overcharged for 14 years between 2005 and 2018.Read More

Reimagining mining in South Africa

25 August 2020 / Joe Keenan*

88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.Element 25's Butcherbird on songSPONSOREDelement 25Lithium no quiet place for AVZSPONSOREDavz mineralsSome part of South Africa's mining sector may be in the twilight years, but the country remains reliant on the minerals sector for t...Read More

KGHM's Sierra Gorda on 'trajectory of improvement'

25 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesBMO Capital Markets noted the operation remained a cash burner, however KGHM's VP of international assets Pawel Gruza said on a conference call the operation might not need financial support from its JV partners from 2021, a year later than planned due to COVID-19.KGHM had reported second quarter EBITDA of PLN1 billion for its Poli...Read More

Grasberg reportedly blocked by workers

25 August 2020 / Staff reporter

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesWire services reported workers blocked access to the site on Monday after PT Freeport Indonesia stopped a bus service, which allowed workers to visit their families, due to coronavirus concerns.Police chief Eduard Edison told AFP the protest, which was continuing today, was peaceful "and so far everything is under control".Artemis...Read More

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