Copper mining news

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Anglo American plc has welcomed the decision in Chile by the Committee of Ministers to approve its environmental permit application for the Los Bronces Integrated Project (LBIP).

Copper mineralisation was previously discovered on the property in quartz-carbonate veins, returning grab sample assays from 0.97% to 1.35% Cu, with separate veins containing semi-massive iron sulphides.

Castillo Copper has appointed specialist consultant, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, to undertake metallurgical test-work on six samples from within the BHA Project’s East Zone.

BHP has announced that OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL) shareholders have approved the scheme of arrangement for BHP Lonsdale Investments to acquire 100% of the shares in OZL.

High-grade, near surface intercepts reported in the 109 Footwall Zone, including 2.4% Ni, 4.3% Cu, 37.2 g/t Pt + Pd + Au over 5.1 m.

The Projects are early-stage copper exploration projects located approximately 80 km northeast of the coastal city of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region of central-northern Chile.

Newcrest and its Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture (WGJV) partner Harmony Gold have signed a framework MOU with Papua New Guinea.

Newmont Corp. has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to the Board of Directors of Newcrest Mining Ltd to acquire 100% of the company’s issued share capital.

Teck and Agnico Eagle are now 50/50 joint venture partners at San Nicolás, working together to advance permitting and development of the high-quality copper-zinc project located in Zacatecas, Mexico.