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Copper dives to 8-week low

Dismal European economic growth figures and more signs of Chinese slowdown dents price of red metal.

Frik Els | August 14, 2014 | 2:20 pm

Guinea on national emergency over Ebola, mining operations threatened

Tighter border controls are set to disrupt the flow of essential supplies and even workers trying to get to work at the African country's mining operations, companies say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2014 | 11:00 am

Imperial Metals evicted by B.C. First Nation

Band cites Mount Polley disaster in rejecting mine development.

Jeffrey Richmond | August 13, 2014 | 7:48 pm

Mexican copper mine ‘too slow’ to report spill

Grupo Mexico has denied reports claiming it did not immediately report a massive acid spill from its Buenavista mine in the country's north.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2014 | 6:43 pm

Oyu Tolgoi feasibility study won’t have financials or schedule

Talks ahead of September 30 funding deadline continue and feasibility study for $5bn expansion of Mongolia mine almost complete, but huge gaps remain.

Frik Els | August 13, 2014 | 12:21 pm

Satellite photo shows impact of Mount Polley breach

An estimated 10 million cubic metres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of fine sand was released.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 12, 2014 | 9:45 pm

Protesters slam Imperial Metals over Mount Polley

"We have two once pristine lakes that are now Imperial Metals tailings ponds."

Jeffrey Richmond | August 12, 2014 | 7:30 pm

Canadian miners performance beats global indexes in Q2

Index gained 9% from April to June, outperforming the S&P/TSX Composite index, which gained 6%, and the London Metal Exchange index, which gained 7% in the same period.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 6:10 pm

Mexico copper mine spill pollutes water supplies 40 km from US border

While Canada and the U.S. look at Mount Polley disaster's aftermath, another big spill has contaminated rivers a bit further south.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2014 | 2:45 pm

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