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Chile passes historic law to aid copper giant Codelco

It grants the world's No.1 copper miner an injection of US$4 billion for the next four years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2014 | 1:35 pm

Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 11:45 am

BHP to sell US shale assets, limit annual capex to $14 billion

The world’s biggest miner unveiled details about how it expects to meet cost-reduction and productivity improvement targets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2014 | 1:10 pm

Rio’s Walsh gets big backing from shareholders, to stay longer as CEO

The move is seen by analysts as an attempt to strengthen the firm’s image.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2014 | 1:45 pm

Worldwide nonferrous metals exploration budgets down 25% in 2014

Total worldwide budget for nonferrous metals exploration dropped to US$11.36 billion in 2014 from US$15.19 billion in 2013 — a 25% decrease.

SNL Metals & Mining | October 22, 2014 | 10:30 pm

Copper mining has a dirty problem

Arsenic in concentrates.

Frik Els | October 21, 2014 | 11:47 pm

BHP shoots the lights out

Petroleum, met coal, iron ore production set new quarterly records. Fall in copper volumes not enough to dent 9% overall output growth.

Frik Els | October 21, 2014 | 10:38 pm

Stefan Ioannou: copper, nickel and zinc won’t be cheap for long

The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities. Haywood Securities Mining Analyst Stefan Ioannou says that increasing demand and near-term supply shortages make base metals a bargain that won't last.

The Mining Report | October 21, 2014 | 10:22 pm

Greenland explorer tearing it up after assays

Vancouver-based junior jumps 7% after assays from prospect on 3,600km² coastal property returns strong copper-nickel-cobalt and platinum group results.

Frik Els | October 21, 2014 | 7:49 pm

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