December 19, 2016 Copper price correction in full swing Profit-takers push copper price down more than 3%.
December 19, 2016 Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…
December 19, 2016 Vale to sell fertilizer business to Mosaic for $2.5 billion Mosaic has agreed to acquire most of Vale's phosphate assets in Brazil, its stake in Peru's Bayovar mine and the firm’s Kronau potash project, in Canada.
December 16, 2016 Taliban says ok for China to develop huge Afghan copper mine A promise by the Taliban to safeguard the world's second largest untapped copper deposit is being downplayed by the sitting government of Afghanistan.
December 16, 2016 Montana rejects Tintina’s mine permit application again The department’s most recent deficiency letter includes numerous comments, largely related to parts of the application that were missing or incomplete.
December 15, 2016 State of emergency declared in Ecuador after clash at copper mine A clash between local indigenous peoples and police at a mine in Ecuador has forced a state of emergency.
December 15, 2016 US authorities strip Twin Metals of mineral leases in Minnesota Two federal agencies said the mineral leases for Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Antofagasta plc, will not be renewed.
December 15, 2016 Canadian mining mission to Uzbekistan CAMESE and the Canadian Embassy to Russia are seeking your interest in participating in a mining trade mission to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the margins of "Uz-MiningExpo-2017" trade show from March…
December 15, 2016 Zinc producer Nyrstar sells some mining assets to Glencore for $26m The transactions are part of a broad mining assets sale process formally launched in January this year.
December 14, 2016 Oyu Tolgoi resumes copper shipments to China Move follows extensive talks with Chinese and Mongolian authorities.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
