June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
June 8, 2016 Afghanistan deploys security forces in large illegal mining crackdown The country lost at least $27.5 million in revenue from lapis lazuli between 2014 and 2015. In contrast, armed groups earned about $20 million just in 2014.
June 8, 2016 This is the next major copper-gold project in South Australia Construction at Carrapateena will commence next year, with first production in 2019.
June 7, 2016 Copper price plummets as stocks pile up Plenty of metal on offer as Chinese demand stays lacklustre.
June 7, 2016 2016 metals, mining outlook darkens World Bank revises down growth rate for commodity exporting countries to just 0.4%, predicts 15% decline in metal prices this year.
June 7, 2016 Chinese mining companies feel misled by Canada, report says An internal report by Ottawa's ambassador to Beijing details a raft of complaints from the China Mining Council about the unwanted surprises some mining companies encountered in Canada.
June 6, 2016 Goldcorp and Teck plow ahead with new $3.5bn mine in Chile The project, renamed NuevaUnion, would be one of the largest copper-gold-molybdenum mines ever-developed in Latin America.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 6, 2016 Ex LME CEO to set up new metals trading platform for London Martin Abbot says brokers are unhappy with the exchange's new fees as well as the sense that the LME is moving away from its traditional metals trading roots.
June 6, 2016 Mining Case Study: Receiving the right date removes the guess work To address issues created by a fast refueling system, Los Pelambres mine in Chile invited several companies to submit proposals to solve multiple issues.
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