Glencore, Canadian teachers close to launch mining royalty firm
The Swiss commodity giant is reportedly finalizing a $700-million deal with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to create a new base-metals royalty vehicle.
Polish copper producer KGHM cuts 2017 investment and output targets
The state-run firm also said that this year's output of…
Sudbury Coleman Mine in shutdown for 30 days
Under the terms of the collective agreement, employees do not…
Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper
The pigments were likely obtained as a byproduct of sulfurous…
Planetary Resources readies asteroid mining technology for Dec. launch
The Arkyd-6 spacecraft includes core technology that will be used…
