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Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion

The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 7:00 am

Southern Copper’s $1.2bn Toquepala mine expansion OK’d

The expansion will boost the capacity of the Peruvian mine's copper concentrator to 120,000 tonnes per day from 60,000.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 6:41 am

Thousands stand up for Canadian mine threatened with closure in Greece

About 4,000 people protested Thursday in Athens against the government decision to revoke Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp.'s licence to develop a gold mine in Skouries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 3:21 am

Codelco spending $25 billion just to keep output steady

$5 billion a year for five years will merely replace exhausted mine capacity says CEO of world's largest copper company.

Frik Els | April 15, 2015 | 4:44 pm

Study: New projects need a $3.50 copper price

Copper price hasn't traded at those levels for two years.

Frik Els | April 15, 2015 | 4:18 pm

$8m grant awarded to Artisanal Gold Council to develop the sector in Peru

The grant will help fund a project to be carried out in Peru over the next five years focused on the sustainable development of a responsible artisanal gold sector.

Artisanal Gold Council | April 15, 2015 | 6:48 am

GRAPHIC: Mongolia needs Oyu Tolgoi more than Rio does

Once the fastest growing economy in the world, foreign direct investment in Mongolia collapsed over the space of just two years.

Frik Els | April 14, 2015 | 2:14 pm

Zambia dumps mining royalty hike, settles at 9%

The government intends to set its mining royalties at 9% for both open-pit and underground mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2015 | 4:08 am

Expect talent-driven mining M&A: Headhunter

Today Andrew’s talking about the ebbs and flows of his MRG business. He tells me President and CEO searches are not where he’s making his money these days, it’s the operations roles.

CEO.CA | April 13, 2015 | 11:09 am

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