Miners debate M&A as COVID-19 sends shares lower
In early March, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Chairman Ken MacKenzie said the mining giant was in a strong position should COVID-19’s impact on the market create M&A opportunities. “On…
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Luminex grows Condor with new Camp resource
Luminex Resources (TSXV: LR) has unveiled a maiden resource for its Camp deposit, part of its Condor project in southeastern Ecuador, of 11.9 million inferred tonnes grading 2.95 grams gold…
Copper price meltdown sinks mining stocks
The decline in the copper price accelerated on Wednesday, as pandemic fears grip global markets and mining companies announce a wave of production halts and project construction suspensions. Copper trading…
Rio Tinto to spend US$1B to reach zero emissions
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will spend $1 billion over the next five years to reduce its carbon footprint and have net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but…
Chile’s copper output falls on declining grades
Copper production in Chile, the world’s No. 1 producer of the metal, dropped by 44,000 tonnes, or almost 0.8%, last year compared to 2018, amid a perfect storm of falling…
BHP to supply desalinated water to Escondida
BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, will stop drawing fresh water from the Atacama salt flat, using instead desalinated water brought from its…