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Zambia Konkola Contracts Brazil Firm to Mine Copper

Reporter — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:38:40 +0000

Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines has contracted Brazil’s U & M Mining to help it mine for copper in Zambia as it seeks to surge output to 500,000 tonnes by 2011. For full story, click here

World Copper Mine Output surged 21%

Reporter — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:35:10 +0000

World copper mine output surged 21 percent between 1999 and 2008 to 15.5 Million tonnes, the International Copper Study Group said on Friday. For full story, click here

Kazakhmys H1 Copper Output surged 8%

Reporter — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:18:46 +0000

Kazakh miner Kazakhmys posted a 8 percent surge in first-half copper cathode output on Thursday and declared that although second-half output would be lower the company was on track to meet its full year target. For full story, click here

BHP Copper Output has been hit by Escondida Mill Woes

Reporter — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:33:35 +0000

Reuters declared that the world’s biggest copper mine in Chile is shutting a key milling operation for 45 days for repairs after equipment problems contributed to a 38% decline in mine production of 2008 for 57.5% owner BHP Billiton. For full story, click here

Zambia's Lumwana has seen Copper Output Below Target

Reporter — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:07:58 +0000

Zambia’s Lumwana Mining Co. Ltd, a unit of Australia’s Equinox Minerals Ltd declared annual copper output will be much lower than the projected 170,000 tonnes due to production setbacks. For full story, click here

Kobe Steel has eased copper output to cut 40% for Q3

Reporter — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:09:25 +0000

Kobe Steel has planned to ease its rolled copper output cut to just 40% year-on-year in the third quarter on improving exports and inventories. For full story, click here

Monywa Copper Mine has restarted output

Reporter — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:10:57 +0000

Myanmaar’s only copper mine has resumed output more than 12 months after operations were suspended, the managing director of operating company Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Company Limited. MICCL’s managing director Glenn Ford said on May 25 stated: No copper has been produced since the mine was stopped in April 2008. For full story, click here

Zambia's Copper Cathode output surged 17%

Reporter — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:03:34 +0000

Zambia’s copper cathode output surged 17 percent to 167,185 tonnes during the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same period last year. For full story, click here

Metorex Copper Output surged, to sell ops to raise cash

Reporter — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:47:11 +0000

South African miner Metorex surged its copper and cobalt output during the quarter to end-March, but will continue to dispose of assets to fare in the global economic slump. For full story, click here

Zambia's Konkola Copper Smelter has resumed Output

Reporter — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:01:21 +0000

Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines has resumed output at its Nchanga Smelter nearly a month after a fire caused its closure. For full story, click here