Entries Tagged ‘copper’

Grasberg copper-gold mine workers’ return to work delayed again

According to a senior union official, workers at Freeport’s huge Indonesian copper-gold mining unit have delayed their return to work again and may now restart work Tuesday Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Grasberg copper-gold mine contractor under pressure to end strike

Indonesian contractor KPI under pressure to settle with Unions to bring the strike at the massive Grasberg copper-gold mine to an end. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Freeport’s Grasberg copper-gold ops contractor under pressure

Indonesian contractor KPI under pressure to settle with Unions to bring the strike at the massive Grasberg copper-gold mine to an end. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

New partial roasting process to purify contaminated copper and gold concentrates

Outotec has come up with two new roasting processes for eliminating impurities from copper and gold concentrates. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Freeport Grasberg copper-gold mine work return halted

A lingering dispute has led to the Union halting the work return at one of the world’s largest copper and gold mining operations after the 3-month striket there Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Freeport Grasberg copper-gold mine striker return at risk

Strikers at Freeport’s massive Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia who are supposed to go back to work this week after 3-months out may be delaying return over suspended workers. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Peru: Silver gold iron ore output climbs Copper zinc lead declines in October

Peruvian precious metal, iron ore and molybdenum production advanced sharply in October while its base metal output declined, said the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Originally from Commodity Online Bullion News

Intrepid Mines grows monster copper-gold deposit in Indonesia

Intrepid Mines said its Tumpangpitu project has grown to 1.7 billion tonnes and holds 15 billion pounds copper and 25 million ounces gold. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Afghan govt. invites bids for gold/copper deposits

Afghanistan’s government represented by its Mines Ministry issued a tender on Tuesday to explore and develop four mineral deposits potentially containing gold and copper. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Afghan govt. invites bids for gold/copper deposits

Afghanistan’s government represented by its Mines Ministry issued a tender on Tuesday to explore and develop four mineral deposits potentially containing gold and copper. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Afghanistan opens bids for gold, copper projects

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines Tuesday launched tender processes for four new exploration projects containing gold and copper in various parts of Afghanistan. The announcement comes a week after the mining ministry awarded the development of the country’s largest iron ore deposit, the Hajigak project, to a consortium of seven India companies led by the state-owned [...]

Copper’s scarcity drives prices higher

NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- Copper’s scarcity leaves Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) well positioned to take advantage of higher prices by expanding existing mines, said Chief Executive Richard Adkerson. Originally from MarketWatch