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Canada approves world’s largest copper-gold project

$9.5bn KSM project in British Columbia boasts reserves of 38m ounces of gold and nearly 10bn pounds of copper – mining 130,000 tonnes a day for 52 years.

Frik Els | December 19, 2014 | 11:36 pm

Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more

The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 7:03 pm

UK legislators call for an end to forced labour in Eritrea mines

According to the legislators, international mining companies —mainly from Australia, Canada and the U.K— are using the forced labour of Eritreans in their operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 6:09 pm

Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children

The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 3:00 pm

CHART: China vs copper – much better than you think

It's all about the base.

Frik Els | December 18, 2014 | 9:30 pm

Trevali surges on polymetallic mine restart

Vancouver-based junior jumps 8.5% after hitting targets for re-start of 100%-owned Caribou zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold mine in New Brunswick, Canada.

Frik Els | December 18, 2014 | 7:25 pm