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Congo’s Katanga province rejects ban on copper exports

Governor Moise Katumbi said the province lacks capacity to process all the ore itself.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2013 | 6:10 pm

Copper hammered again, lowest level in 18 months

Copper prices dropped for the second straight day on Thursday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2013 | 1:30 pm

Congo bans copper, cobalt concentrates exports

Measure aims to push miners to add value to the commodities, before shipping them outside the DRC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2013 | 6:23 pm

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