Copper mining news

Greatland Gold plc has announced that drilling has commenced at its 100% owned Scallywag licence, the latest campaign in the company's 2021 multifaceted exploration programme in the Paterson province of Western Australia.

Altus Strategies Plc has announced that it has completed the first closing of its recently announced agreement to acquire an effective 0.418% net smelter return royalty interest on the producing Caserones Copper Mine, located in the Atacama region of northern Chile.

The OZ Minerals Board has approved the construction of a hoisting shaft at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine, which will extend the mine life to 2036 at 6 million tpy.

Mexus Gold US has confirmed that the activated carbon system at its Santa Elena mine located in Caborca, Mexico, is working as planned and is currently producing gold.

Bryah Resources has announced the start of a diamond drilling program at the Windalah Copper-Gold Prospect, located in central Western Australia.

Chillerton has been awarded of a further three large scale mining (LSM) licences in the Zambian Copperbelt.

Hexagon’s Mining division has been awarded a fleet management project at Sepon gold mine in Southern Laos.

Rockfire Resources plc has provided an update to its exploration programmes currently underway at the company's 100%-owned gold and copper projects in North Queensland, Australia.

Castillo Copper Ltd has announced the appointment of Geoff Reed as Non-Executive Director of the company, with immediate effect.

Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to deliver dewatering, flotation and automation equipment for the Nornickel Talnakh processing plant expansion project in Norilsk, Russia.