Chile sees record copper production next year
Chile is expected to produce a record 5.8 million metric tons of copper in 2025, the state-run Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) said on Tuesday.
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Codelco eyes partnerships to help boost ailing copper production
Codelco is exploring more partnerships with the private sector as Chile’s state copper behemoth looks to recover from a production slump and surging debt.
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Peru copper production in November up 10.9% from year ago
Copper production in Peru rose 10.9% in November from the year-ago month to 253,582 metric tons, the Andean nation’s mining ministry said on Friday.
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Peru’s copper production up 7.5% in August
Mining News Pro - Copper production in Peru rose 7.5% year-over-year in August, official data showed on Friday, as output of the red metal totaled about 223,000 metric tons for the month.
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Anglo American’s first-half copper production surges 42%
Mining News Pro - Global miner Anglo American said on Thursday its first-half copper production surged 42%, underpinned by the ramp-up of its Quellaveco mine operations in Peru.
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Codelco says 2023 copper production further hurt by heavy rains
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, expects total losses of about 7,000 metric tons of copper production due to last month’s heavy rains, its chairman said on Wednesday, slightly dampening forecasts for the year.
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Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests
Mining News Pro - Peru’s March copper production leapt 20.4% from a year earlier to reach 219,275 tonnes, the country’s energy and mining ministry said on Tuesday, as large mines resume their operations following stoppages caused by several social protests.
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Anglo American sees return to glory days of copper production in Chile
Mining News Pro - Anglo American Plc sees a decline in its Chilean copper production as a setback rather than the new normal, with the London-based company working toward returning to higher levels of past years.
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Copper production, price rebound on the horizon
Mining News Pro - Global copper mine production over the next few years is slated to be strong as a number of new projects and expansions come online, supported by rising copper prices and demand, market analyst Fitch Solutions asserts in its latest industry report.
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Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine
Mining News Pro - Vale said that the production of copper concentrate at its Salobo mine in the state of Para, Brazil, is suspended due to a fire affecting a conveyor belt.
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Chile's May copper production up 5.8% y/y in May
Mining News Pro - Chilean State Copper Commission Cochilco reported on Friday that Codelco's production rose 5.8% in May versus the same month last year to 152 500 t.
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Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula to begin copper production within a month
Mining News Pro - Ivanhoe Mines announced on Monday it is accelerating the construction and commissioning progress at the Phase 1 Kamoa-Kakula concentrator plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Australian copper production declines in 2020
Mining News Pro - The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) has found that global copper mine production remained stable in 2020 despite production declines in Australia.
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Glencore records higher zinc, silver output but lower ferrochrome and copper production
Mining News Pro - Global miner Glencore says its mining assets performed well in difficult circumstances during 2020, with year-on-year increases in zinc, gold and silver production.
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Sandfire sets its sights on building a new copper production hub in Botswana
Mining News Pro - Sandfire Resources has taken the decision to proceed with the $259-million development of the T3 Motheo copper/silver project, in Botswana, following the completion of a positive definitive feasibility study (DFS) on a base case 3.2-million-tonne-a-year operation, with "clear visibility" to expand rapidly to a 5.2-million-tonne-a-year operation.
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Cochilco sees 2020 copper production and price rising
Mining News Pro - Chile’s copper production will likely rise by 0.6% to 5.82 million tonnes in 2020, state copper commission Cochilco said on Monday, and to 5.99 million tonnes in 2021.
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Zambia`s copper production rose 9.45% this year
Mining News Pro - Zambia produced 646 111 t of copper between January and September 2020, up from 590 321 t in the same period last year, Mines Minister Richard Musukwa said on Thursday, attributing the 9.45% rise to increased mine output.
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Jubilee delivers record copper production in the third quarter
Mining News Pro - Jubilee Metals delivered both a record production and financial performance in the third quarter, ended March 31, with the company having achieved its highest quarterly platinum group metals (PGMs) production, to date, of 15 044 oz.
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Codelco sees copper production drop in July, private mines up
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco saw a 4.4% drop in year-on-year production in July as the coronavirus hit its peak in the nation and forced the company to scale back staffing, slow projects and switch off a smelter.
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Codelco presses ahead with automation plans to bolster copper production
Mining News Pro - Chile`s State-owned Codelco, the world`s largest copper producer, will press ahead with plans to roll out automation of its mining operations as it seeks to maintain production levels into the future amid declining ore grades and the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, its chief executive said on Friday.
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Chile copper production at risk as coronavirus bites
Mining News Pro - Chile’s vaunted copper industry is nearing a tipping point as coronavirus explodes across the South American nation, mine workers and analysts say, laying bare the hidden costs of policies that have until now salvaged its output of the red metal.
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Future of copper production thrown into doubt by worker cuts
Mining News Pro - Skeleton crews are running Chile’s massive copper mines at full tilt, skimping on maintenance and earthworks. It’s a short-term fix that carries risks for future output.
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Extended lockdowns to hit copper production
Mining News Pro - Peruvian copper mine Antamina, owned by BHP and Glencore, reported on Monday 210 positive cases of coronavirus and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.
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Antofagasta copper production up despite cutbacks
Mining News Pro - Chilean miner Antofagasta said on Wednesday it expected coronavirus-related restrictions to slightly affect copper production for 2020, as about two-thirds of its workforce are still on-site at its all its operations.
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Codelco says copper production, sales hitting targets amid coronavirus outbreak
Mining News Pro - Chile state copper miner Codelco, the world´s largest, said on Wednesday its production continued in line with its plans despite the measures it has implemented to stave off the spread of coronavirus at its operations.
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