Copper mining news

Vale has completed construction and commissioning of the Voisey’s Bay Mine Expansion (VBME) Project, transitioning it from opencast to underground mining.

American Pacific Mining has closed its transaction with Dowa Metals & Mining Alaska to acquire Dowa’s interest in Constantine Mining, the holder of the Palmer VMS Project.

Antofagasta’s Centinela and Zaldívar mines have become the first mining operations in the world to recertify the copper mark with new criteria.

East Star Resources Plc has released an update on its copper porphyry exploration strategy at the Snowy licence, on the paleozoic Balkash-Ili volcanic arc.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has received final assays from 88 rock samples and 141 soil samples collected during the 2024 field season.

Great Southern Copper has commenced its drilling programme at the Viuda prospect in Chile.

Epiroc has been selected by Managem to enhance the safety and productivity of its Tizert mining project in Morocco.

Vedanta Copper International has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Investment and Ministry of Industries and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tom Cawley, CEO of MaxMine, considers how, faced with pressure to increase copper output amid rising costs, declining ore grades, and decarbonisation requirements, AI and data analytics could help the industry do mining differently.

Seventy Ninth Resources Ltd has completed its first reconnaissance trip to the McKellar copper-zinc project and Enable gold project in Ontario, Canada.