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Myanmar is open for business and ready for a gold rush

Myanmar —until recently called Burma— is slowly but steadily starting to attract foreign investment, driven mainly by international resource firms eager to tap into the mineral-rich South East Asia's country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2012 | 12:17 pm

Infographic: copper the essential metal part II

With exploration forced to higher risk areas and growing Chinese demand, Visual Capitalist explores why copper prices have increased by 400% in the last decade.

Joshua Zapf | August 8, 2012 | 9:14 pm

Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion

The company points to its iron ore division's record performance as reason for first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion.

Rio Tinto | August 8, 2012 | 3:29 pm

Investors cheer Ivanhoe one last time

After 13 years as a listed entity Tuesday was the last hooray for IVN – a favourite of resource stock investors who enjoyed a 5% gain on the day.

Frik Els | August 7, 2012 | 10:21 pm

Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine

Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2012 | 12:52 pm

Augusta Resources off to the races after environment permit granted for massive Tucson copper mine

Augusta Resource jumped more than 10% on Monday after announcing it has received an air quality permit for its Rosemont mine in Arizona which could by itself account for about 10% of annual US copper output once in production in 2015.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 6:55 pm

Fatal clash over $80 a month mining wage strains Zambia China relations

A Chinese supervisor died on Saturday after being hit by a trolley pushed at him at the Collum mine in Zambia during a dispute over minimum wages.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 6:00 pm

After burning fingers in Congo, First Quantum is going big in Zambia

The Vancouver-based miner inked a deal with a Zambian firm for a new mine on Monday adding to its already ambitious expansion plans totalling $3.7 billion which includes building one of the world's largest copper smelters.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 3:59 pm

Mongolia’s champion of resource nationalism is going to jail for four years

Former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to four years in prison just weeks after he made a political comeback with his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party as the junior partner in the new ruling coalition.

Frik Els | August 3, 2012 | 6:18 pm

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