Copper mining news

Six weeks after its merger with Randgold, Barrick's President and CEO has said the company is making good progress in achieving its short-term priority goals as well as its full year objectives.

The company recorded total metal production of 201 095 oz. of gold, outperforming 2018 guidance, and 36.7 million lb. of copper in 2018.

An airborne VTEM survey of the Rawdon property in Nova Scotia, Canada, late last year discovered four conductive responses of primary interest.

The contract is for a new gyratory crusher, which will enhance the Carrapateena operation in Australia.

The Curipamba copper-gold-zinc project, located in central Ecuador, is being developed under a 75:25 partnership between Adventus Zinc Corp., and Salazar Resources Ltd.

Imperial Metals Corporation has suspended operations at its Mount Polley copper mine due to declining copper prices.

Prize Mining has reported its results from diamond drilling at the Manto Negro copper project in Mexico.

The company produced 1 201 000 t of fine copper between January and September, despite a significant drop in the law of its deposits. It also had costs 5% lower than the average for the rest of the industry in Chile.

The report "reconfirms the value of Santo Domingo as a desirable copper-iron-gold project" according to Capstone's CEO and President, Darren Pylot.

The Queensland Resources Council’s Chief Executive said that the resources sector contributed AUS$62.9 billion to the state’s economy in 2017 – 2018.