Category Archives: Copper

ENRC’s first quarter results show total production decreases

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London-based Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation recently released its output results for the first quarter, which showed total production decreases across nearly all divisions as a result of severe winter weather. ENRC’s Ferroalloys division operated at close to full capacity during … Read More »

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Rostec may trade Udokan deposit for Norilsk Nickel shares

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Norilsk Nickel is currently considering a proposal from Russian state defense corporation Rostec to acquire control of Siberia’s Udokan copper deposit in exchange for a four percent stake in the nickel giant. Presently, the Udokan deposit is controlled by Rostec … Read More »

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Metalloinvest denies sale of Udokan deposit

Metalloinvest denied this week that it was in official talks to sell Russia’s largest untapped copper deposit. Several months ago, Norilsk Nickel was invited to join the Udokan project as a partner, Mining Weekly reports. Metalloinvest said that it was … Read More »

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Rosnedra to calculate value of resources at Kun-Manie

New changes in Russian legislation are expected to have a positive impact on the granting of the Kun-Manie mining license to Amur Minerals. Previously, the Ministry of Economic Development would determine the value of nickel and copper concentrates at Kun-Manie … Read More »

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Russia nearly doubles 9M 2012 copper exports

Russia grew its refined copper exports by 93.5 percent year-on-year from January to September, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. The country saw its exports rise 103,900 metric tons in the first nine months of 2011 to 204,900 metric … Read More »

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Norilsk Nickel attacks Russian Platinum development plan

Norilsk Nickel Deputy Chief Executive Yury Filippov announced this week that some of the technologies used by Russian Platinum to develop the Norilsk-1 copper and nickel deposit could harm the environment. Russian Platinum beat Norilsk Nickel in a tender for … Read More »

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BHP may invest in Russian copper and gold

BHP Billiton may enter into a joint venture with Millhouse Capital to produce gold and copper in Russia. The joint venture with Millhouse Capital, a private company owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, would concentrate on developing the Baimskaya gold … Read More »

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Mongolian review not expected to affect Oyu Tolgoi project

All foreign mining investments will soon begin to be reviewed by Mongolia’s government, the country said this week while pledging to not single out a deal with Rio Tinto to develop the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine. Last week, Mining minister … Read More »

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General Mining secures JV agreement for copper project in Mongolia

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Copper-nickel extraction to begin in Voronezh by 2018

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Russian copper mining industry grows by five percent

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Uralelectromed to increase copper powder output

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