Add sulfuric acid to the list of challenges facing copper miners as the world clamors for more of the wiring metal.

The compound, used to extract copper from ore, is getting harder to come by. A slowdown in oil refining during the pandemic has resulted in less availability of sulfur, a key input ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/an-acid-squeeze-is-the-latest-obstacle-facing-giant-copper-mines-2021-05-11

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Appian Capital Advisory, an investment adviser to private equity funds investing in mining companies, will its Caserones copper royalty to Nomad Royalty for $23-million in cash and two-million common share purchase warrants of the buyer.

The royalty interest is cash generative and represents an ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/appian-sells-caserones-copper-royalty-2021-05-14

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A scoping study into the Okiep copper project, in the Northern Cape of South Africa, has confirmed the potential for early cash flow.

Copper developer Orion Minerals completed a scoping study on the Okiep project as part of its due diligence programme under an option agreement to acquire the Okiep ...

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/orion-minerals-moves-ahead-with-okiep-buy-2021-05-03

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