In copper country, they’re using the metal to fight virus

Majority owner KGHM International also said it is sticking to its commitment to invest US$9 billion over the next five years.

The former Xstrata boss’ new firm may soon pull the trigger on some big deals at a time of low commodity prices and willing sellers.

The country wants investors back and has vowed to reduce the time it takes to process permits to less than two months.

Geologists found evidence of large amounts of silver smelting that ended up contaminating a vast area in southwest China.

New research from Bielefeld University in Germany has copper playing a leading role in the fight against cancer.

Peru's mining production rebounded 5.8% in January as output of most major metals rose, the government said in a preliminary report.

The company said it has been blocked from completing construction of a processing plant at the site.

Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure.

Beijing preps New Year's gift and new report points to another 20% rise from here.