The Copper Mark announced two more Peruvian mining sites have earned the distinction as the country takes a major step toward assured responsible production. In Peru, five mine sites have achieved The Copper Mark: Mine Justa (Marcobre), Cerro Verde (Freeport-McMoRan), Condestable (Southern Peaks Mining), and ), Cuajone and Toquepala (Southern Peru Copper). In addition, the Ilo smelter unit at Southern…
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The Copper Mark has reached a major milestone: 100 participating sites. Molymex, a molybdenum roaster in México, is the latest active participant of the framework demonstrating its growth and expansion into other metals and along the value chain. “We are proud of this significant milestone for The Copper Mark. Our framework supports sites in demonstrating their ESG performance and committing…
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Syensqo, formerly part of Solvay, has launched its Transfoamer line, which it said is mining’s first “switchable” frother. The technology, which addresses persistent copper recovery challenges and has been designed to support demand growth spurred by electrification, is the first groundbreaking frother innovation in more than 65 years. Well-suited for coarse particle recovery, Transfoamer frothers are based on a novel…
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Canadian producer Centerra Gold has appointed Paul Tomory as its president and chief executive officer, effective May 1. Full story.
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The Copper Mark assurance framework is no longer only about copper: the responsible production initiative is collaborating with the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), the International Zinc Association (IZA) and the Nickel Institute (NI) to promote cross-commodity best practices to make the program also available to molybdenum, nickel and zinc producers.
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Teck Resources committed the first mine in what it says will be a portfolio-wide effort to the Copper Mark responsible production initiative. The operator said, in its dedication to the voluntary framework, it has first signed up Highland Copper outside of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It now plans to verify each of its copper operations. To achieve the Copper Mark…
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