KGHM says Sierra Gorda may not need support from next year

British Columbia's energy minister said the official announcement may come "any time" now.

Production of the industrial metal jumped up 7.8% in May, when compared to April’s figures,despite dwindling ore grades in several of the country's aging copper mines.

The miner is spending $1.3 million in exploration work aimed to reopen a historic tin-indium mine in Nova Scotia.

Duplicative permitting processes can delay mining projects a decade or longer.

BHP already operates the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida, which sits, quite literally, across the road from Zaldivar.

Copper will remain an irreplaceable component in our ever-expanding energy needs.

Bear market is more than 1,000 days old and nearly 1,200 companies have dropped off the Toronto venture market.

The cuts at the Adelaide support office for the Olympic Dam operations come about six months after BHP scrapped about 90 permanent positions and 210 contractor jobs.

The committee will be chaired by the Chief Inspector of Mines and includes an equal number of representatives nominated by First Nations, mine labour unions and industry.