In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that ...

Australia holds dozens of operating copper mines. Data from Geoscience Australia's Identified Mineral Resources 2023 report shows there were 36 operational copper mines spread across the country ...

Opinion: Sustainability is no longer optional, it is imperative. Copper’s natural antimicrobial properties, durability, and superior conductivity, make it indispensable for modern infrastructure and ...

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday he has authorized the export of “ground material” from the Cobre Panama mine, referring to copper concentrate that the company has kept ...

The film details the process of copper mining and smelting, emphasizing the importance of copper in modern society. It showcases the large-scale operations at Bingham, Utah, where workers drill and ...

Harmony Gold Mining Company acquired 100% of the project and 16 exploration tenements from Copper Mountain Mining Corporation in December 2022. The Eva mine has been declared a ‘prescribed ...

Such an output will have enormous environmental consequences, because copper mining uses acids that poison rivers, contaminate soil, and pollute the air. Producers such as Peru, Chile, and the ...

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. was cleared to begin shipping out stockpiled copper in Panama, the latest sign authorities may be willing to negotiate a restart of the company’s giant shuttered mine.

Last year, it completed a $2 billion deal for a 50% stake in Argentina’s Filo del Sol copper project alongside Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN). Argentina, long avoided by major miners due to its ...

Before it was closed in December 2023, the mine generated five per cent of the country’s gross domestic product 1.5 per cent of the world’s copper. “In order to get an operational license we need to ...

Canadian miner First Quantum's (FM.TO), opens new tab Cobre Panama mine, once the biggest and newest copper mine in the world, has been closed since 2023 after environmental protests and a court ...

with Chile’s state copper major Codelco saying that all of its mines had suffered interruptions as a result of the outage. The miner added that it was using backup generators to keep partial ...