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You too can help build Oyu Tolgoi: Rio Tinto offers Ivanhoe rights at 32% discount

Rio could end up with a much bigger chunk of Ivanhoe come July 19 – 260 million new shares are expected to be issued representing some 35% of Ivanhoe's current outstanding shares.

Frik Els | June 8, 2012 | 9:47 pm

Copper at a six month low after fears resurface about Chinese economy

Copper dropped sharply on Friday after China's decision to cut interest rates suddenly revived fears of a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2012 | 4:32 pm

Dominican Republic: Sandy beaches, turquoise water and $58 billion waiting to be extracted

The Dominican Republic is soon to become more than just a sunny destination. Data published by the country’s geology society claim the Central American nation is sitting on nearly $58 billion of unexplored reserves of minerals and metals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Kloppers clobbers capex: Forget Olympic Dam and Jansen, BHP is now even cutting back iron ore

“The economics of some of these projects has changed,” he said. “I think for the next two years, 18 months perhaps, we will just wait and see how things develop.”

Frik Els | June 7, 2012 | 10:12 pm

China’s rate surprise digs copper out of 2012 hole. If only you could trust those GDP numbers

Copper has managed small gains every day of this week helped by the first Chinese stimulus since the great recession and a halt in exports by its number one producer. Don't get too happy though...

Frik Els | June 7, 2012 | 7:57 pm

Shale gas most likely solution to Chilean mining industry’s energy supply deficit: report

Shale gas may be the solution to one of the most serious problems the mining industry is facing in Chile: extremely high energy prices due to limited supply.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2012 | 1:17 pm

Lumina Copper discovers two new copper mineralized zones at Taca Taca

Already with massive copper, gold and molybdenum deposit in Argentina, Lumina Copper now has two new copper mineralized zones.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 7, 2012 | 5:03 am

10-year review critiques the mining industry’s sustainability

The IIED report urges the sector to move from improving its standards in principle to actually implementing them in practice.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 7, 2012 | 1:50 am

Peru bringing charges of sedition against anti-Conga protest leader

Peru's Congress in a terse statement last night announced charges of “an incitement to the crime of rebellion” against Gregorio Santos, the province of Cajamarca’s Maoist governor who has lead violent protests against Newmont Mining's stalled Conga project.

Frik Els | June 6, 2012 | 5:12 pm

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