Funds don’t buy into Doctor Copper’s recovery story

Better footing in the long term.

The company said its Red Chris copper and gold mine, in northwest B.C., will start up once a power line is completed next month.

HIgh-grade maiden resource for 1 of 4 deposits Highland Copper wants to combine to restart mining in region where copper production dates back to 1845.

Good news for the country's copper miners that have been seeking more than $600 million in unpaid tax refunds.

Operations at the miner's Batu Hijau copper and gold mine to resume soon.

Capital raising for exploration up more than 32%.

Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Toronto-based Loewen, Ondaatje & McCutcheon, says majors need development-stage companies with high-grade, near-term production assets

Two separate news items last week suggest Chinese mining companies are still cash-rich. And on the hunt for acquisitions.

Economists say the mining boom increased Australian living standards substantially.