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Reports
Biweekly Report
Biweekly Report
Plusmining closely follows the main developments concerning mining industries in Chile, Latin America and the World.
Twice a month, a clear and concise report, both in Spanish and English, delivers key insights that are setting the pace for the mining industry around the world.
The report is composed of 3 sections:
I. Mining Industry in Chile
II. International Mining Industry
III. Economic and Political environment
The section on Chile tackles regulation-related topics, labor news, main developments concerning copper and lithium and those market's largest companies, such as Codelco, Antofagasta Minerals, SQM, Albemarle, among others.
The international section deals with industry trends, corporate news and events concerning major industry players.
The economic and political section reviews how these aforementioned factors can affect the mining industry interests.
View an executive summary here
For further information regarding subscriptions, please contact plusmining@plusmining.com
Top 15
Top 15
Plusmining has a thorough financial and production database for the Top 15 world copper producers and for the main operations in Chile.
In January, April, July and October, Plusmining reports a detailed financial and production analysis of these top 15 companies, which represent about 60% of the world's total copper production. Additionally, an analysis by operation is included for Chile's main copper operations.
Some of the indicators included:
- Profitability and indebtedness indicators (ROE, Net Financial Debt and others)
- Investment and liquidity indicators (CAPEX, Current Test and others)
- Operating efficiency and production indicators (Attributable Production, Operating Margins and others)
The report is composed of 3 sections:
- Production Analysis
- World Copper Industry
- Chilean Copper Industry
The report is available both in Spanish and English.
For further information regarding subscriptions, please contact plusmining@plusmining.com
Expert knowledge on national and international mining industry's contingencies and latest developments
Expert knowledge on national and international mining industry's contingencies and latest developments
- La Tercera - 05.27.2020 - Opinion Article: Oil, a symptom of the change of the world era
- Radio El Conquistador - 05.25.2020 - Interview
- El Mercurio - 05.25.2020 - Pandemic would put downward pressure on mining profits for the second consecutive year
- El Mercurio - 05.22.2020 - Copper price completes five days on the rise
- La Tercera - 05.21.2020 - Opinion Article: Will China come to the rescue of the world economy?
- Sonami - The Mining Industry Situation in the Current Crisis and Some Perspectives - 05.17.2020
- Radio El Conquistador - 05.04.2020 - Interview
- Radio Infinita - 04.27.2020 - Interview
- El Mercurio - 04.27.2020 - Increase in iron and gold partly offset copper slump
- La Tercera - 04.22.2020 - Oil earthquake drags copper, stock exchanges and puts Donald Trump on alert
- BNAmericas - 04.17.2020 - Covid-19 impact on mining production set to hit this quarter
- La Tercera - 04.11.2020 - Mining measures against the Coronavirus will reduce copper production by 5.5% this year
- El Mercurio - 04.11.2020 - Large mining companies have lost more than 30% of their market capitalization
- El Comercio (Peru) - Powerful copper mining in Chile, in check due to low prices and COVID-19 - 03.27.2020
- BNamericas - How will the sanitary crisis affect the Chilean copper industry? - 03.25.2020
- El Mercurio - Codelco faces crisis with worst debt ratio worldwide - 03.25.2020
- Voces Mineras - Juan Carlos Guajardo: "People are not looking for refuge, but liquidity" - 03.24.2020
- El Mercurio - Copper collapses and 10% of mining companies operate at a cost above the price - 03.24.2020
- La Tercera - Experts predict effect on copper production in 2020 in the face of reduced staffing - 03.23.2020
- France 24 - It rains on wet for Chilean copper but there is hope - 03.21.2020
- El Mercurio - Copper continues to fall and less competitive mining operations could close - 03.20.2020
- El Mercurio - Experts see further deterioration of fiscal accounts due to pandemic impact - 03.19.2020
- La Tercera - Cobre collapses and leaves more than half of Chilean production operating at a loss - 03.19.2020
- CNN - Agenda Económica - Interview: Impacts of coronavirus on the economy - 03.18.2020
- Radio El Conquistador - Interview: Impacts of coronavirus on the economy - 03.18.2020
- Chile share of the world copper market fell to 28% in 2019 and rivals cut ground - La Tercera - 03.16.2020
- The coronavirus also hits Julio Ponce and his waterfall societies - Diario La Segunda - 03.11.2020
- Mining investments could avoid the social crisis effect - Diario La Segunda - 03.05.2020
- Increase in prices and a shorter term for the return on investment, keys for the reactivation of gold - Diario Financiero - 02.14.2020
- Gold production in Chile could grow up to 42% from 2023 - El Mercurio - 02.14.2020
- Guajardo and pressure from manufacturers for sustainable lithium extraction: "The market is preparing to be at its peak in five more years" - Diario Financiero - 02.12.2020
- The world economy on alert: Coronavirus - La Tercera - 02.09.2020
- Chilean copper production fell by 0.8% in 2019, due to the weak performance of large mining companies - El Mercurio - 02.08.2020
- Logistical problems and partial closure of smelters, the first alerts for copper - El Mercurio - 02.07.2020
- Fear for Chinese coronavirus collapses markets, but analysts anticipate that impact would be diluted in the medium term - El Mercurio - 01.28.2020
- Radio Infinita Interview - Divina Proporción - 01.21.2020
- It will no longer be Tesla, but Corfo is still determined to industrialize lithium - La Segunda - 01.16.2020
- United States and China sign first phase of crucial trade agreement - 24 Horas - 01.15.2020
- Copper price reaches its maximum price in eight months before the signing of an agreement between the US and China - El Mercurio - 01.15.2020
- Lithium: oversupply and global uncertainty will keep prices down in 2020 - La Tercera - 01.13.2020
- Local firms test market confidence: bonds placement for USD 4,000 million - El Mercurio - 01.08.2020
- Impact on copper price after US raid killing iranian Soleimani - Bio Bio radio - 01.03.2020
- Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 12.30.2019
- State-owned Codelco struggles to maintain output - The Northern Miner - 12.17.2019
- The first signs of stabilization in the Chinese economy are perceived - Mineria Chilena - 12.17.2019
- A contribution of mining to finance social demands: the parliamentary idea that made the sector react - Emol.com - 12.10.2019
- State-owned companies on alert by indication that includes them in the bill that lowers salaries - El Mercurio - 12.10.2019
- Protests in Chile drive government to propose new constitution - Northern Miner - 12.05.2019
- Interview Infinita Radio - Divina Proporción 12.02.2019
- Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 11.29.2019
- Production of the five largest copper miners in the country falls 5% to September - Pulso - 11.08.2019
- Chile copper mine output largely unaffected by protests despite some attacks - Reuters - 11.07.2019
- Copper in Latin America: A persistent paradox - BNAmericas - 11.07.2019
- Chilean Codelco discards "green copper" plan but seeks to clean its production in coming years - Reuters - 10.17.2019
- It is difficult to be optimistic about the growth capacity of the mining industry - El Mercurio - 10.14.2019
- Chile's recipe to be a reference in mining development - La República Perú - 10.14.2019
- Lower grades drop 11% local molybdenum production at the end of July - l Mercurio - 09.16.2019
- What to do if copper reaches 2.5 USD/lb? - La Tercera - 09.16.2019
- Moneda takes advantage of the fall of the action and increases its presence in the mining company of Hurtado Vicuña and Fernández León Pulso - 09.13.2019
- Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 09.10.2019
- Copper shipments pick up in the middle of a negative month for exports - Diario Financiero 09.09.2019
- Copper and lithium, the jewels of the crown of Chile, a country with mining DNA - El Economista - 08.16.2019
- Juan Carlos Guajardo, Plusmining, analyzed the copper, oil and gold outlook - Infinita Radio - 08.09.2019
- Peru appears as a new market for Codelco after repeal of the copper reserved law - El Mercurio - 07.27.2019
- Codelco formalizes Octavio Araneda in charge of state and for the first time elects an internal executive in office - El Mercurio - 07.13.2019
- Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 07.02.2019
- Who won and who lost in the complex union negotiation in Chuquicamata - Pulso - 06.29.2019
- The Strike of Chuquicamata ends - El Mercurio - Pulso - 06.28.2019
- Top Copper Miner Strike Seen Wiping 10,000 Tons From Market - Bloomberg - 06.25.2019
- Plusmining on Infinita Radio - 06.24.2019
- 75% of the Codelco profits in the last five years went to the Armed Forces - Pulso - 24.06.2019
- Workers from Chuquicamata reject Codelco's offer and minera regrets the decision - Emol - 06.13.2019
- China's insatiable appetite for lithium: Is there a hegemonic threat? - AFP - 06.13.2019
- Is the Peruvian miner more productive? Figures doubt Codelco CEO's sayings - La Tercera - 06.03.2019
- Codelco could raise its production from current levels in 2026 - El Mercurio - 06.02.2019
- "Peruvians are twice as productive as Chileans": Experts crumble the phrase of the Codelco leader - Emol - 05.27.2019
- Chile's Codelco set for copper output hit as key mine goes underground - Reuters - 05.23.2019
- The technological Cold War takes copper to its lowest value in four months - Pulso - 05.22.2019
- El Abra, Codelco and Escondida lead fall in copper production due to rain - Pulso - 05.08.2019
- Plusmining on Infinita Radio - "We believe that the price of copper will exceed US $ 3 in the second part of the year" - 05.02.2019
- Structural projects of Codelco open debate on world leadership of the state-owned company - El Mercurio - 04.17.2019
- Niobio: The unknown mineral that "everyone wants" and that ignited the alerts of the indigenous world in Brazil - Emol.com - 04.15.2019
- Copper industry debates ways to survive amidst complex scenario - AFP . 04.10.2019
- Codelco applied a big write-off to the Ventanas smelter - El Mercurio - 04.07.2019
- Plan to 2023 of Codelco considers reducing staff by almost four thousand - La Tercera - 03.27.2019
- Las Bambas: Social unrest in the mining corridor sounds the alarms of conflicts - El Comercio Peru - 03.25.2019
- Codelco warns that it will be difficult to maintain an investment grade without a new capitalization plan - La Tercera - 03.23.2019
- Nelson Pizarro warns that if Codelco does not capitalize, debt will grow 40% by 2023 - El Mercurio - 03.23.2019
- Copper stocks fall to their lowest level in 10 years and price increase is expected - El Mercurio - 03.07.2019
- Contribution to the treasury by large mining companies grows 90% to US $ 2,394 million last year - Pulso - 03.05.2019
- Copper reaches its highest value in seven months and analysts forecast average for the year at US$ 2.9 - El Mercurio - 02.21.2019
- Plusmining on "Historias del Futuro" - Radio El Conquistador - 02.27.2019
- Concerns about world copper supply lead to the maximum price of the year - El Mercurio - 02.19.2019
- Chile regains ground in the world copper market after reaching record production in 2018 - Prensa Latina - 02.12.2019
- Iron prices soar after tragedy in Brazil: Chilean company could benefit - Emol - 02.12.2019
- World iron market continues to rise after accident in Brazilian mining Vale - El Mercurio - 02.11.2109
- Chuqui workers initiate legal actions to get restitution of retirement funds - Diario Financiero - 02.07.2019
- Copper crunch to stimulate acquisitions - Mining Journal - 02.06.2019
- Deficit in world production of molybdenum boosted its value by 46% last year - El Mercurio - 01.30.2019
- Dragon with feet of lead ?. China is no longer the number one mining investor in Peru - El Comercio - 01.28.2019
- Chile has more than 700 tailings and most are in the Coquimbo Region - La Segunda - 01.28.2019
- Copper in the Context of Trade War - Nueva Mineria - January 2019
- Chinese economic growth is the lowest in 28 years: Experts address the effects that would have in Chile - Emol - 01.21.2019
- Chilean government launched search for new members of the board for Codelco - El Mercurio - 01.19.2019
- Newmont and Goldcorp create world's largest gold mining company and Chile will have a significant role - Pulso - 01.15.2019
- Narrowing of the sulphur acid market would raise mining costs - El Mercurio - 01.09.2019
Recent
Recent
- La Tercera - Editorial: Complex mining situation - 03/23/2020
- Opinion Article Pulso - Impacts of coronavirus in China and copper - 02.19.2020
- Opinion article El Comercio (Peru) - Coronavirus and its effect on the price of copper - 02.03.2020
- Juan Carlos Guajardo: “If there is no other exogenous event to the copper market, there should be a rebound” - Minería Chilena - 01.30.2020
- Mining projects in Chile: positive scenario, but with new uncertainties - Minería Chilena - January 2020
- Opinion article Pulso - Chile a frustrated development case, again? - 12.17.2019
- Has-been or here to stay: Can Zambia re-establish itself on the global copper map? - Mining for Zambia - December 2019
- Opinion article Pulso - Codelco in its most decisive times - 08.21.2019
- Opinion article Pulso - Contribution of mining, the third time's the charm? - 06.21.2019
- Plusmining announces the publication of the 4rd edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 04.06.2019 - See press release
- Plusmining participates in panel of the event "Innovation Day: Digital Mining" of Schneider Electric - 05.07.2019 - Video
- Opinion article Pulso - Exploration, a weak link in Chilean mining - 17.04.2019
- Interview - Pulso TV - 03.12.2019
- Opinion article Pulso - Water, ¿problem or opportunity for Chile? - 02.21.2019
- Japan, key partner in Chilean mining- Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
- How labor negotiations are coming in the large-scale mining industry this year 2019 - Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
- The boost of electromobility for copper demand- Minería Chilena - Febrero 2019
- Interview Infinita Radio - 01.25.2019
- Plusmining announces the publication of the 4th edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 01.17.2019 - See press release
- Opinion Article Pulso - Australia, 27 years of uninterrupted growth - 01.10.2019
- Opinion Article Pulso - Truce in the trade war, enough for copper? - 12.14.2018
- Plusmining participates in the Circular Economy Forum of the Americas CEFA 2018 - 28.11.2018 - View program - Presentation
- Gold Mining in Chile: with the potential to continue growing - Minería Chilena - November 2018
- Opinion Article Pulso - Economic recovery and mining - 11.19.2018
- Plusmining visits China, Japan and Korea - November 2018
- Plusmining performs Conference "The US-China Trade Conflict and its Impact on the Market and the Copper Industry" - Voces Mineras and Colegio de Ingenieros - 10.30.2018
- Opinion Article Pulso - What is the US seeking against China and how could impact Chile? - 10.11.2018
- Plusmining performs presentation at BMO Seminar in Week of the London Metal Exchange - 10.09.2018
- Plusmining announces the publication of the 3rd edition of 2018 of the quarterly report Top 15 - 09.24.2018 - See press release
- Opinion Article Pulso - Crisis in Quintero and Copper Smelters - 09.13.2018
- Participation in the 3rd International Mining Congress of Tarapacá CIMIT 2018 - 08.29.2018 - Pictures
- Opinion article published by La Tercera Newspaper - End of the Reserved Copper Law - 08.12.2018
- Plusmining on 1st Aprimin (Mining Suppliers Association) Forum - 19.06.2018 - Presentation here - Pictures
- Plusmining on Voces Mineras Forum "Towards a National Smelting Policy" - 14.06.2018 - Presentation here
- Plusmining visits Chuquicamata Underground Project - 05.06.2018
- Plusmining gives presentation to Australian delegation to Expomin 2018 - 22.04.2018
- Plusmining visits Ecuador - Ecuador Minero, por el buen camino Conference and Ecuatorian Mining Association. 2 - 5 April 2018. Watch Presentation. Watch Ecuador TV . Listen Radio América. Listen Radio Centro. Listen Radio Notimundo.
- Plusimining in the 2018 PDAC International Convention, Toronto, Canada. From March 04 to 07
- Article Diario Financiero - Electric vehicles, what matters for Chile - 27.12.2017
- Juan Carlos Guajardo joins the Chilean Engineering Association - 19.12.2017
- INTLFCStone Base Metals Overview 2017/2018 includes Plusmining analysis on labor negotiations - 18.12.2017
- Plusmining develops intense meeting schedule in Tokyo - December 4th to December 8th
- Plusmining assits to the Asia Copper Week in Shanghai - November 27th to December 1st
- Plusmining visits Lima - November 10th
- London Metal Exchange week - October 30th to November 2nd
- José Tomás Urmeneta award presentation - October 24th
- Visit to the Metals Economic Research Institute of Japan - October 16th to October 20th
- Juan Carlos Guajardo moderates the presidential candidates forum on mining - August 25th
- Plusmining to prepare study on socio-economic impact of copper industry in Chile
- "Minería de Excelencia Estratégica" conference - August 2017
- Plusmining to perform study on copper semi-manufacturer industry in Latin America
Recent Research
Recent Research
- - Benchmark research: Cash costs in the Chilean copper mining industry
- - Analysis of the Chilean copper smelters and refineries
- - Analysis of the Chilean lithium industry
- - Economic and social impacts of the Copper Mining Industry in Chile
- - Market research: Liquified natural gas in Chile
- - Market research: Supply and services providers for NCRE in Chile
- - Scenarios analysis of Chile and Peru’s large-scale mining projects
- - Benchmark research: Mill liners’ operating metrics in the Chilean large-scale mining industry
- - Benchmark research: Labor costs in the Chilean copper mining industry and its main factors
- Manufacture and End Use of Semi-Fabricated Copper in Latin America and Canada
- Market Study of Mineral Commodities (Base, Precious, Minor and Iron Metals)
Contact us
Contact us
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