China Nonferrous Mining Corp's (CNMC) copper project in Zambia has started trial production and targets an annual output of 252,000 tonnes of copper concentrates once commercially operational, the state-owned miner said on Thursday August 23.

Korea Resources Corp (Kores) has initiated a sale process for its 10% stake and offtake agreement in First Quantum’s Cobre Panama copper mine, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Metal Bulletin.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday August 24.

Mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have formed a new body to engage with the government on industry concerns about the country’s new mining code and any other material issue concerning the mining industry.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday August 23.

In the battle between macro and fundamental copper price drivers, copper bears hold the strongest of all trump cards – trade war.

Metal Bulletin is opening a consultation on a proposal to reduce its assessment of Shanghai bonded copper stocks to once a month.

MMG Dugald River, a subsidiary of MMG Ltd, has entered into an agreement to sell around 40,000 dry metric tonnes of zinc concentrate per annum to China Minmetals Corp (CMC) subsidiary Minmetals North-Europe from 2019 to 2020.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday August 21.

Workers will not strike at Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, after an agreement was sealed between the union and operator BHP late last week.