April 1, 2013

SEC dismisses copper manufacturers’ complaints against JPMorgan ETF

SEC's statement makes it easier for the bank to launch its debated product.

March 31, 2013

Force majeure: Codelco says losing ‘substantial’ output at its biggest mine

Workers at Radomiro Tomic downed tools on Saturday over a fatality at the 428,000 tonnes a year copper mine.

March 31, 2013

Huge blow to Gabon as BHP pulls out

Another African nation has fallen victim of belt-tightening at the world's number one miner.

March 29, 2013

The curious case of the missing Chinese mining billionaire

Chairman of mining group Hanlong, Liu Han's disappearance also highlights the dangers faced by Western firms trying to do business with Chinese tycoons.

March 28, 2013

Vale deal extends life of Canadian nickel mine to 2035

Vale breaths new life into Labrador nickel mine.

March 28, 2013

Amplats prolongs talks with South African government until end of April

Anglo American Platinum may cut as many as 14,000 jobs and mothball two mines.

March 28, 2013

Australian mining service companies in dangerous decline

Central bank warns the national economy is also threatened.

March 27, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining sector has second largest gender pay gap

The largest wage gap was in construction.

March 27, 2013

Curfew in Congo’s mining hub lifted

Copper operations were mostly unaffected by the measure.

March 27, 2013

Codelco copper shipments hit by spreading strike at Chilean ports

The world’s No. 1 copper producer faces a challenging scenario as a large number of ports have stopped shipping the miner's copper abroad.