OUTOTEC will deliver concentrator technology topping $335m for use in a porphyry-copper project in Russia.
08/10/2008
PERILYA has announced an increase in the mineral resource estimate for the Mount Oxide copper and cobalt mine, Queensland to 224,000 tonnes of contained copper.
17/03/2009
COPPER processing fees are expected to stay at record lows as smelters cut capacity in an increasingly tight raw materials market, industry sources say.
20/08/2008
REDBANK Copper has announced it is finalising agreements for the design and construction of a Solvent Extraction Electro Winning plant with Queensland based management and engineering experts Calder Project Services.
19/10/2009
THE death of a contractor at an Oz Minerals gold and copper mine has forced operations to be shut down.
12/09/2008
FINDERS Resources has announced a five million dollar agreement with Straits Resources, giving it the option to acquire the Whim Creek SX-EW copper processing plant.
04/06/2009
A RISE in copper theft incidents has sparked a national campaign, according to the QLD Mines and Energy Minister.
26/08/2008
A RISE in copper theft has sparked major safety concerns and prompted a national campaign, according to the QLD Mines and Energy Minister.
26/08/2008
OUTOTEC has put a Russian copper concentrator project on hold due to financial difficulties.
29/10/2008
RIO Tinto has announced it will put a $229m copper and gold development in NSW on hold as copper prices continue to plummet.
14/01/2009
THE Norwegian government has abandoned a $1bn investment in Rio’s gold and copper operations, amid claims the company is involved in unethical conduct in Indonesia’s Papua province.
12/09/2008
AN AUSTRALIAN mining company has been forced to cancel plans for a copper mine after the Papua New Guinean government refused to renew the company’s exploration licence near the Kokoda Track.
15/10/2008
FOX Resources says that it is commissioning metallurgical testwork to explore the potential of heap leaching ores from Whundo and Radio Hill.
25/05/2009
HATCH will work with Metorex to upgrade the Kinsenda copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
28/08/2008
MIPAC will implement advanced control strategies to improve process performance at Birla’s Nifty Copper operation in Western Australia.
01/10/2008
RIO Tinto and Codelco have entered into the Rio de Cobre (River of Copper) technology alliance agreement.
13/11/2009
Australian explorer IMX Resources has entered agreements handing over magnetite iron ore and copper to a Chinese steel company.
11/08/2008
VEDANTA has been given two days to respond to calls from the Tasmanian Government to pay workers while a mudslide is cleared from its Mt Lyell Copper Mine in Queenstown.
29/09/2009
BHP Billiton has agreed to pay Pan Pacific Copper nearly 70% more in raw material processing fees, marking the first increase since 2006.
15/01/2009
XSTRATA has signed a contract with Sterlite Industries (India) for its ISASMELT top submerged lance (TSL) smelting technology.
19/08/2009