JSE-listed Copper 360 reports that it successfully executed the first on-ore blast at its Rietberg mine, in the Northern Cape, on January 31. The company says this marks the first such blast in 42 ...

melting it and channeling copper and other metals upwards to form ore deposits," Associate Professor Kemp said. "Recognizing areas where flat slab subduction has occurred in the past is crucial ...

BHP ( NYSE: BHP) said copper production jumped 17% Y/Y in its fiscal Q2, helping to overcome results from its traditional iron ore asset base which finished nearly flat due to softening demand.