Copper mining news
American Pacific Mining provides progress update for Phase I drill programme at Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana
American Pacific Mining Corp. has provided an update on the company’s 15 000 m drill programme at its Madison Copper-Gold Project near Silver Star, Montana.
Anglo American operations in Peru and Chile recognised by The Copper Mark for responsible production practices
Anglo American announces that its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru and its three managed copper operations in Chile – the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines and Chagres smelter – have been awarded The Copper Mark following independent assessments against the Copper Mark criteria for responsible copper production.
Anglo Asian Mining appoints Worley for Azerbaijan copper feasibility studies
Worley has been appointed by Anglo Asian Mining PLC to deliver feasibility studies for the Xarxar and Garadag copper deposits in Azerbaijan.
Epiroc wins large order for mining equipment in Peru
Epiroc AB, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won a large order for mining equipment for a major copper mine in Peru.
Westfill awarded backfill and workforce training contract at Khoemacau Copper Mine
Westfill has secured a backfill-focused contract at the Khoemacau Copper Mine in Botswana, delivering both operational support and workforce training from early May 2026.
Another step forward in BHP’s South Australian growth plans with award of design and supply contract
BHP has awarded a design and supply contract to China Nerin Engineering Co. Ltd (Nerin) for key processing facilities as part of the proposed smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia.
South America’s mining moment: Opportunity, pressure, and the race to execute
Mario Saavedra V, General Manager at Multotec Chile & Perú, discusses South America's potential to lead the next era of global copper and lithium supply.
Powering overland and underground conveying
Gunnar Zergiebel, Dr. Mario Dilefeld, and Steffen Vollrath, TAKRAF, describe how the evolution of gearless drive conveyors over the past decades is reshaping how modern mining conveyors are designed, operated, and maintained.
Rio Tinto and Government of Mongolia agree to adjust Oyu Tolgoi shareholder loan interest rate
Rio Tinto and the Government of Mongolia have reached agreement to adjust the shareholder loan interest rate for the Oyu Tolgoi project, in line with the requirement under the Shareholders Agreement to periodically review the appropriateness of the rate.
MIT-Spinout SiTration and BHP Invent collaborate to trial copper and gold recovery technology from waste streams
SiTration, a materials recovery and processing startup serving the mining and metals industries, recently collaborated with BHP Invent and Copper South Australia to complete 5-weeks of prototype test work, trialling SiTration’s patented processing technology on local copper samples.