September 30, 2014

Newmont ships first copper from Indonesia in eight months

30,000 tonnes of copper concentrate were sent out Monday.

September 30, 2014

London Metal Exchange raises fees by a third

This is the first fee hike since Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. acquired LME for $2.2 billion in 2012.

September 28, 2014

Imperial’s cleanup plan underway for Mount Polley mine dam breach, but questions remain

With 24 million cubic metres of water and tailings flushed downstream of the Mount Polley gold and copper mine, the company’s biggest challenge now is to keep the remaining tailings…

September 28, 2014

Open-pit mining suspended after four killed at Freeport Indonesia’s copper mine

Freeport-McMoRan Inc temporarily suspended open-pit mining at its Indonesian mine on Saturday, a company statement said, after four people died in an accident at one of the world's biggest copper…

September 26, 2014

Rio Tinto-Mongolia deal on Oyu Tolgoi expansion ‘days away’

We've heard this before.

September 25, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: A year’s extraction of metal shown next to landmarks and cities

For thousands of years of development as a species, humans never really needed to understand the real meaning behind big, unreachable numbers such as billions or trillions.

September 25, 2014

BHP freezes executive pay

CEO Andrew Mackenzie's pay package is already only half that of his predecessor.

September 25, 2014

Chile sees $105bn mining investment in next decade

The massive figure includes a recently announced $23.5 billion for state-owned copper miner Codelco to revamp century-old mines that are running out of profitable ore.

September 25, 2014

Zambian chamber urges gov’t to speed up tax refunds for miners

The business group argues the sector must be nurtured to generate the revenues needed for the country’s economic diversification.

September 25, 2014

Northern Dynasty scores temporary win in battle against EPA

U.S. federal court won't make a final decision until at least January 2, 2015.