US payrolls light fire under copper price

Sale is part of CEO Sam Walsh’s plans to reduce operating costs by $5 billion over the next two years.

Rio trying to sell its 59% stake.

The Chinese State Reserves Bureau has returned to the nickel market in a big way. Copper may be next.

Indonesia orders all production stopped at Freeport mine until an independent investigation – which is expected to take two months – is completed.

Strained relations between the company and labour unions casts doubt on whether the mine will be able to ship to customers.

Q1 output is up 3%.

The provincial national assembly will be examining the proposal in the coming weeks.

Insights on the impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.

Capital expenditure in mining peaked last year, stabilized in the second half of 2012 and then plunged steeply in the March quarter, wiping almost $1.5 billion off Australia's quarterly output.