
Codelco’s El Teniente two-year setback deepens copper fears
Mine union sees a two-year pause at El Teniente expansion as safety concerns add to mounting pressure on global copper supply.

Mine union sees a two-year pause at El Teniente expansion as safety concerns add to mounting pressure on global copper supply.

Chairman Bernardo Fontaine stated the project is now eight years away, delaying the previous 2030 production target.
Komatsu has agreed with Chilean state-owned miner Codelco to collaborate on trialing a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu’s newly developed mining […]
Following the rampant surge in copper prices earlier this year, competition amongst miners to supply the metal vital to the green energy transition is […]
Several months after the pandemic disrupted mining operations worldwide with suspensions, travel restrictions and new protocols, the novel coronavirus continues to cause […]
SWEDEN – Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining industry, has won a large equipment and service order from Codelco for its Chuquicamata […]
CHILE – State owned copper producer Codelco announced yesterday that it was cancelling a US$260-million contract with Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Group. The contract […]