Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold projectTheir NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 5:58 am
Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producerIts Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt…Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2020 | 3:48 am
Freeport Indonesia aims for August kick-off of construction on new copper smelterFront-end engineering and design for the $3 billion smelter has…Reuters | February 19, 2020 | 8:23 am
Blow to copper, miners: IMF trims global growth forecast Copper dropped over 3% on Wednesday after worries about economic growth and metals demand were reinforced by the International Monetary Fund's report. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2013 | 1:59 pm
BHP keeps production guidance despite falling prices and bad weather Harsh weather during the first three months of 2013 wasn't enough to knock the mining giant off course. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2013 | 1:07 pm
Glencore takeover gets greenlight from Chinese regulators Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg will become head of the combined entity. Michael Allan McCrae | April 16, 2013 | 3:48 pm
Rio Tinto copper output hit hard by Utah landslide, to fall 20% The giant miner revealed, however, a spike in first-quarter production, which sent the shares up 1.9% to 3,028p in London and received a pre-market gain estimated in 4.6% to $46.40 this morning in New York. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2013 | 1:43 pm
Meltdown for mining stocks A plunge in precious metals prices and weak copper drag mining stocks to new lows. Frik Els | April 15, 2013 | 7:46 pm
It’s been a good run: commodities traders out-earned the big banks 2003-2013 No matter what happens to the 'supercycle', it's been a great decade for major commodities traders. MINING.com Editor | April 14, 2013 | 7:54 pm
Troubled Baja mine gets $30m cash injection from Korean controllers Construction of the Boleo mine started in late 2010 and is a little more than half complete Business in Vancouver | April 12, 2013 | 6:42 pm
Myanmar to review existing mining and energy contracts The move comes as the nation gets ready to sign up to the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2013 | 2:35 pm
Rio Tinto adds Ivanhoe Australia to its blowout sale Rumours suggest Rio’s sale of a majority stake in Ivanhoe Australia will trigger a full takeover of the company. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2013 | 4:07 pm