Base Metals

First Quantum halts work on Kolwezi

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First Quantum Minerals has been forced to stop work on the Kolwezi project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and it seems a legal battle is looming.

Zambian Govt. attempt to strong-arm CEC to dent investment image, says...

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AN attempt by Zambia to strong-arm the privately-owned Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) into cutting tariffs may hurt the country's investment prospects, said Reuters citing...

Sibanye-Stillwater to push ahead with Mt. Lyell copper study

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SIBANYE-Stillwater today said it had exercised its right to buy Mt Lyell, a copper mine located in Tasmania. An option to acquire Mt Lyell for...

Orion secures full permitting for Prieska Copper-Zinc project as pieces on...

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ORION Minerals has been awarded a mining right for the so-called Vardocube section of its Prieska Copper-Zinc project in South Africa's Northern Cape province...

Glencore lowers key metals targets for 2019 amid review of DRC’s...

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GLENCORE lowered its expectations for full-year production of copper to 40,000 tonnes owing to safety- and smelter-related outages at Mopani in Zambia whilst it...

Orion Minerals switches up ‘investment grade’ after raising R110m

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ORION Minerals raised A$11m (R110m) in a share placement and swapped debt for equity with a lender in a development the firm's chairman said...

Glencore’s legal workaround over US-sanctioned Gertler secures Congo assets

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GLENCORE was confident it had avoided another potential crisis in the strategically important mining district of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it...

Glencore completes purchase of Cerrejon coal mine for less than expected

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GLENCORE said on Tuesday it had completed the purchase of the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia for a cash total of $101m - much...

Collahuasi says plants working amid stoppage

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Chile's giant Collahuasi mine has confirmed workers on two shifts have downed tools at the world's No. 3 copper mine, adding that its plants were fully operational.

Copper 360’s Nelson hopes to double share price in 12 months

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COPPER 360 CEO Jan Nelson plans to double investors’ money in 2024. The next six months will show if he can do it. In that...