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MMG in halt on possible deal with Glencore Xstrata over Las Bambas

Las Bambas copper mine, located in Peru, is expected to fetch between $5 and $6 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2014 | 6:06 pm

Antofagasta hit by copper slump, will pay big dividend regardless

The London-listed copper miner will pay its shareholders a dividend equivalent to 142% of its full year earnings.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2014 | 11:00 am

BHP’s Mackenzie vows ‘substantial’ cash returns to shareholders by June

The only stumbling block is the firm's $27bn net debt, which BHP expects to drop below $25bn in three months, removing the final hurdle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2014 | 6:00 pm

Five major copper mines to begin operations in Peru by 2016

Combined estimate investment exceeds $13 billion, says the government.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2014 | 5:00 pm

Rio Tinto to pay an extra $75 million in taxes on new rulings

The miner is warning the multitude of new legislation could send compliance costs soaring by tens of millions of dollars for global companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2014 | 3:15 pm

Rio Tinto’s Sam Walsh scores $9m after pay increase in first year

The figure includes salary, a cash bonus, shares and other benefits for the man who was able to take Rio Tinto from a US$3 billion loss to a US$3.7 billion profit in a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2014 | 2:46 pm

Copper price meltdown continues on Chinese economic shocks

Chinese premier says country has "very limited space for maneuver in carrying out fiscal and monetary policy" and faces "multiple tough choices in exercising macro-control."

Frik Els | March 13, 2014 | 5:58 pm

Global undiscovered copper resources estimated at 3.5 billion metric tons

The first-ever, geologically-based global assessment of undiscovered copper resources estimates that 3.5 billion metric tons of copper may exist worldwide.

US Geological Survey | March 13, 2014 | 10:33 am

KGHM completes seawater pipeline for its Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile

The open-pit mine, to begin operations later this year, is considered the world’s seventh largest copper project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2014 | 3:13 pm

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