Copper mining news

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

Alvaro Silva-Santisteban, Executive Director of PROMPERU in the US, comments on Peru’s recently signed MOU with the US and the country’s position as a key player in the global transition to a green economy.

American Pacific has reported assay results for the remaining nine drill holes of its drill programme at its Palmer Copper-Zinc Project in Southeast Alaska.

Mazoon Mining, a subsidiary of Minerals Development Oman (MDO), has announced the official groundbreaking of the Mazoon Copper Project in Yanqul.

Magna Mining has provided an update on the ongoing regional diamond drilling programme on the Shakespeare Project in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has reported assay results from the first seven holes of its 16 hole drill programme at its Palmer Copper-Zinc VMS Project in Southeast Alaska.

Newmont has announced its Cadia operation in Australia has achieved The Copper Mark and The Molybdenum Mark following an independent assessment.

Royal Road Minerals has received all requisite drilling permits for its Alouana copper-gold project in Morocco.

Thiess recently hosted the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Sudbury community leaders, and key stakeholders at the Vale Stobie Open Pit Mine site to celebrate the revitalisation of operations.

Excelsior Mining Corp. has announced that it has received all permits to commence operations at the Johnson Camp Mine (JCM) in southeast Arizona.