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Anglo and Codelco restart talks to end dispute

The frantic legal battle between diversified miner Anglo American (LON:ALL) and its Chilean adversary Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, was put on hold as the parties announced they were entering into talks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2012 | 1:30 pm

Olympic Dam Taskforce CEO to doubters: We’re planning 10,000-strong village, already building airstrip for 737s

The copper-uranium-gold-silver project has a 100 year mining life, so a glitch this year was unlikely to sway a company that thinks well ahead, the CEO of the Olympic Dam Taskforce said Tuesday.

Frik Els | May 22, 2012 | 9:03 pm

Xstrata relies on China to lift copper demand

Copper demand in China, the world's main consumer of the red metal, is expected to rebound in the second half of 2012, despite the uncertain outlook for Europe, the head of Xstrata PLC's copper division said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2012 | 2:54 pm

Copper off to the races after Wen comments

Copper saw a strong start to the trading week adding 1.8% following pro-growth comments by the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao over the weekend.

Frik Els | May 21, 2012 | 10:45 pm

Iran to become world’s 7th copper producer

A senior Iranian official says the country is set to improve its global ranking in the copper production industry to the world's 7th in the current Iranian year (started March 20).

Moj News Agency | May 20, 2012 | 3:02 pm

Hudbay Discontinues Planned Offering of US$400,000,000 Senior Unsecured Notes

HudBay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay") (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM) today announced that due to market conditions it is discontinuing the planned offering of US$400 million senior unsecured notes due 2020, which it had previously announced on May 14, 2012.

Marketwire | May 19, 2012 | 7:47 pm

Junior resource investment in a financial meltdown – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Rick Rule's presentation at the New York Hard Assets Conference earlier this week sees some light for the informed junior resource investor despite current patterns which have mostly been Bad or Ugly!

Mineweb | May 19, 2012 | 8:53 am

Pebble Mine would damage water, fish habitat: EPA

A report released today by the US EPA does not paint a favourable picture of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.

Andrew Topf | May 18, 2012 | 9:39 pm

McEwen considers selling the Los Azules Project in Argentina

McEwen Mining (TSX and NYSE:MUX) President and CEO Rob McEwen on Thursday cautioned shareholders that recent energy-industry expropriation and Argentina government policy decrees augured negatively for its San José silver/gold mine and other development projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2012 | 5:22 pm

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