The Mining Merger That Could Reshape The Copper Industry

The British Anglo American and Canadian Teck Resources mining companies announced an agreement on one of the most significant ...

Zambia’s Record Copper Mining Output Meets a Red-Hot Market

Zambia is poised for record copper production this year, bolstering its standing as a key global supplier just as prices ...
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Copper prices soar as Grasberg mine disaster hits supply

Global copper markets were hit hard after Freeport-McMoRan Inc. declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia, the world’s second-largest copper operation. A massive mud flow led to the ...
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Collapse at Chile’s major copper mine kills 1 worker and leaves 5 missing

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A collapse at a copper mine in Chile killed one worker and left five trapped underground, authorities said on Friday, forcing Chile’s state mining company to suspend operations ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s massive open-pit copper mine wants to expand. Here’s a look inside.

From a viewpoint at about 6,190 feet above sea level, a giant hole in the Oquirrh Mountains stretches two and a half miles wide and ¾ of a mile deep. Trucks with tires bigger than a sedan look like ...

Grasberg mine accident tightens global copper supply estimates

Metals analysts are cutting their estimates of global copper supplies for this year and next after an accident at the giant ...
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Argentina Eyes Copper Boom as Global Demand Surges

Argentina has 75 million tonnes of copper reserves, but currently produces just 4,000 tonnes annually, far behind Chile. The government is promoting the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) to ...