Brazil plans to allow mining in Amazonian indigenous reservesThe Brazilian constitution permits the extraction of raw materials from the reserves but a lack of regulation has resulted in widespread wildcat mining across the region.Bloomberg News | January 10, 2020 | 9:20 am
As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new productsIt was a year to forget for many of the…Reuters | January 10, 2020 | 9:10 am
BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining groupThe luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2020 | 10:00 am
BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile hit by sudden strike Workers at the world's largest copper mine walked out their job this morning. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 4:31 pm
Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report Long-running dispute between the Mongolian government and Rio over the massive copper-gold mine continues to drag on. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 12:00 pm
Goldman Sachs subpoenaed in metal prices investigation The CFTC is looking into claims that the warehouses intentionally increased buyer costs by slowing the movement of supply. MINING.com Editor | August 14, 2013 | 1:29 am
Mugabe stirs nationalist fervor, pushes forward with indigenisation Policy of 51% local-owned companies gaining strength. Ana Komnenic | August 13, 2013 | 8:43 pm
Chile’s ex-president Bachelet considers mining law changes The South American nation is home to 30% of the world's known copper reserves. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 6:31 pm
Copper ring almost made the Earth look like Saturn US Government-backed scientists aimed to build an emergency communications system based on copper wires around our planet. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 5:34 pm
Fresh threats for Freeport’s Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia Output may be affected by a ban on unprocessed ore exports that takes effect in 2014. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 2:07 pm
Glencore Xstrata unit slashes funding for its Tampakan copper-gold project The $5.9 billion Philippine project is considered one of the largest foreign direct investments in the South Asian country. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 12:04 pm
Serbia could be sitting on ‘several millions’ worth of gold reserves — authorities Government announced discovery of significant reserves of bullion and copper. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2013 | 5:57 pm