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China’s top copper producer establishes HK subsidiary to lower financing costs

China's biggest copper producer has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong in order to reduce the cost of financing raw material imports and future acquisitions.

Marc Howe | August 24, 2012 | 3:17 am

Canada’s Lalor gold, zinc, copper mine stealing thunder

There's no doubt the big story in mining in Manitoba these days is HudBay's Lalor project near Snow Lake. Weighing in at about $700 million, the zinc/copper/gold mine is shaking up the economic landscape in the region.

Winnipeg Free Press | August 23, 2012 | 7:10 pm

And it’s over: Anglo and Codelco make peace

The heated legal battle between Anglo American and its Chilean adversary Codelco has finally come to an end as the parties announced Thursday that they've reached an agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2012 | 4:17 pm

Meet the Israeli middleman said to have ‘stripped and flipped’ First Quantum’s DRC mine

Gertler, 38, used his relationship with DRC president Joseph Kabila and Kabila's now late adviser Augustin Katumba Mwanke to bag mining projects "by stripping from others if necessary, only to sell them on at great profit."

Frik Els | August 22, 2012 | 6:32 pm

BHP ditches Olympic Dam as profit tumbles

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, has delayed its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion and said no major projects would be approved until June 2013 as it tries cutting costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 12:59 pm

Harper pushes for regulatory regime certainty, and rides ATV

Mine reviews need clearly defined timelines, timelier reviews, reduced regulatory burdens and less duplication during assessment, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a tour of the Minto Mine in the Yukon on Tuesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 9:09 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: When will the world’s resource cupboard be bare?

BBC charted the expected lifespans of various resources like silver, coal and forests.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 4:36 am

Philippine miners duck taxes by selling gold on the black market

Philippine gold production dropped by over half, but the reduction may have more to do with tax policy than actual output.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 20, 2012 | 9:57 pm

Turquoise Hill paid $61 million to departing Friedland and co

Severance packages for management, early vesting options and cancelling contracts with Friedland-owned companies for aircraft rental and other office services quickly added up.

Frik Els | August 20, 2012 | 9:51 pm

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US copper frenzy grows as Rio Tinto plans $1.5 billion Utah mine expansion

Copper primed for a pop if US-China trade war is resolved

Glencore’s Glasenberg says successor could be in place next year

Ethos encouraged by preliminary fieldwork at Perk-Rocky project

Friedland regains control over large chunk of Ivanhoe shares

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