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Rio threatens to halt work at Oyu Tolgoi over Mongolia’s demands for bigger stake

The giant copper-gold mine is one of the richest prizes in mining and the Mongolian government has long coveted more of it.

Frik Els | January 30, 2013 | 5:17 pm

Mining exploration applications plunge in Australia

Western Australia's Department of Mines and Petroleum says the number of people applying for mining exploration permits in the mineral-rich state has plunged

Marc Howe | January 30, 2013 | 11:16 am

Copper price forecasts for 2013 improve on more balanced market

HSBC has lifted its forecast for copper prices in 2013 due to expectations of a more structurally balanced market and positive sentiment.

Marc Howe | January 30, 2013 | 12:09 am

Protests against Canadian-owned copper miner in Peru build up

Local officials said the crowd is lead by some of the same organizers of rallies against Newmont Mining’s $5 billion Conga project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2013 | 4:16 pm

Main copper producer Chile expects record output thanks to BHP and Codelco

The country expects to generate 5.59 million tons of red metal this year, up 3% from 2012 levels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2013 | 6:58 pm

Exotic travel and lots of money: commodity trader for a major miner lists business perks

A social media user who claims being a commodities trader at giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) opened up a forum on Reddit on Sunday in which he answered lots of questions about what it's like to work at the big firm.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2013 | 12:55 pm