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BHP takes next step in smelter, refinery expansion at Copper South Australia 1

The South Australian Government has announced the commencement of an application and assessment process for BHP’s planned smelter and refinery expansion at Olympic Dam via a notification in the South Australian Government Gazette. The notification is a step forward for BHP’s copper growth plans in South Australia and follows an update in the company’s financial year 2024 full-year results last week, which outlined a phased strategy to increase production in South Australia to 500,000 t/y of refined copper cathode by the early 2030s and then potentially up to 650,000 t/y… Read More Here

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FQM to invest $3.5 billion in Taca Taca copper project in Argentina

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Constance

First Quantum Minerals has met with Argentina’s government authorities about the start of construction of the $3.5 billion Taca Taca copper project, Rumbo Minero International reported. According to the news outlet, representatives of the Canadian miner met with Argentine officials and announced that they will begin construction of the project, located 230 km west of the city of Salta. The announcement was made during Argentina Mining 2024, an international mining sector event held in the province of Salta. Taca Taca is a copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit with significant potential and is… Read More Here

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ZRA Recovers Over K1.4 Million from Stephane Mining Imports and Exports Limited for Tax Evasion

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Constance

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has successfully recovered K1,493,307.52 from Stephane Mining Imports and Exports Limited following the company’s conviction by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in Kitwe for tax evasion. Between January 1 and March 30, 2024, Stephane Mining Imports and Exports Limited falsified export documents, misrepresenting Zinc Ore as Zinc concentrate to evade taxes. The ZRA intercepted six trucks transporting the misdeclared ore, uncovering the tax evasion scheme. After entering into a plea negotiation, the company has fully paid the evaded taxes and reimbursed K100,000 in prosecution… Read More Here

Copper International

African Rainbow Minerals pivots to chrome and copper after platinum price slump

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Constance

African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) is pursuing chrome and copper opportunities after weaker platinum group metal (PGM) and coal prices drove its annual profit 43% lower, the diversified miner said on Friday. ARM’s headline earnings slumped to 5.08 billion rand ($286.89 million) in the year ended June 30, from a restated 8.98 billion the previous year, mainly due to lower PGM and coal prices. The company’s board has approved the construction of a chrome recovery plant at its Bokoni platinum mine, where the platinum ramp up will be “phased and measured”… Read More Here

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Glencore’s Peru boss Soyer to step down after Volcan sale

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Constance

Glencore’s head of Peruvian operations is stepping down from her position, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Victoria Soyer Toche, the general manager at Glencore Peru SAC, has resigned, the sources said. Veteran copper concentrates trader Alvaro Ilamas also recently left Glencore’s Lima office, according to same sources. Glencore declined to comment on personal moves. Her departure came after Glencore sold its stake in zinc-lead producer Volcan Compania Minera to Argentine group Integra Capital in May. The commodity giant owns stakes in major Peruvian copper mines such… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe Mines Announces Kamoa-Kakula Achieved Record Copper Production of 40,347 Tonnes in August

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 Constance

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete has announced that the Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) achieved a combined monthly production record of 40,347 tonnes of copper in concentrate and a combined monthly milling record of 1.1 million tonnes during August. On August 31, the Phase 1, 2 and 3 concentrators produced a combined daily production record of 2,096 tonnes of copper. This included 1,760 tonnes of copper from… Read More Here

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US sees bipartisan backing for Africa critical minerals plan

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Constance

A senior US State Department official reassured African governments that an initiative to help counter China’s influence through developing infrastructure on the continent will continue even after a change in administration. The flagship of the plan — a railway project known as the Lobito corridor that connects copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to an Atlantic port in Angola — is already far advanced, Helaina Matza, acting special coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, told reporters on Wednesday. “In many ways, there’s a… Read More Here

International Copper

BHP moves ahead with expansion of Olympic Dam copper refinery

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Constance

BHP Group is continuing to push ahead with the expansion of its copper smelter and refinery at Olympic Dam in South Australia, as global miners ramp up their efforts around the key metal for greener energy transition. The world’s largest miner on Friday said the government of South Australia has begun an application and assessment process for the expansion, citing a notification in the South Australian Government Gazette. BHP is strengthening its efforts in copper expansion, given the commodity’s extensive role in the global shift towards greener energy and a… Read More Here

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Gécamines Faces Proposed Overhaul to Address Deep-Rooted Challenges

August 31, 2024August 31, 2024 Constance

Gécamines, one of the largest state-owned mining companies in the DRC, is poised for a major transformation following proposals from the human rights organization Justicia Asbl. During the Council of Ministers meeting on August 23, 2024, chaired by the Head of State, discussions centered on revitalizing Gécamines. However, Justicia Asbl argues that the current measures are insufficient to address the company’s deep-seated structural issues. In a statement released on Monday, Justicia Asbl advocated for a “total overhaul” of Gécamines, emphasizing that merely resuming mining activities will not resolve the company’s… Read More Here

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FQM Seeks Compensation from Panama Over Stranded Copper Stockpile

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Constance

First Quantum Minerals is pursuing compensation from Panama for a stockpile of semi-processed copper ore stranded at its flagship Cobre Panama mine. The material, valued between $225 million and $340 million at current copper prices, has been idle for months while the Panamanian government assesses whether it was mined before or after the mine was ordered to close last year. The Canadian mining company has warned that the stockpile’s value could degrade over time and that leaving it idle poses environmental risks. First Quantum insists that Panama must either allow… Read More Here