Copper mining news

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.

Anglo Asian Mining, the AIM-listed gold, copper, and silver producer focused on Azerbaijan, has released two updates relating to its operations at Gedabek.

Ceibo and Glencore’s Lomos Bayas Mining Company have partnered to deploy Ceibo’s leaching technologies that enable more effective copper extraction at a Chile mine.

Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25 MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, USA.