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Company proposes to mine Arizona copper deposit using in-situ method

Conventional copper mining involves removing ore from the ground, then crushing and treating it to remove the minerals trapped in the rock.

Andrew Topf | December 22, 2011 | 8:35 pm

Anglo American sues Codelco over breach of contract

Anglo American said Thursday it had filed a writ with Santiago's Court of Appeals, suing the Chilean firm for breach of contract in a dispute over its south Chilean assets.

Mineweb | December 22, 2011 | 8:00 pm

HudBay will spend $71 million to build Reed copper project

HudBay Mineral's (TSE:HBM) Reed copper project in Manitoba got the go ahead from the company's board of directors on Monday.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 22, 2011 | 7:48 pm

Copper-gold project in BC interior has $795 million capex

A feasibility study released Wednesday for the Ajax copper-gold project estimates the capital costs at $795 million.

Andrew Topf | December 21, 2011 | 8:46 pm

South American Silver’s stock is up 17% after announcing four billion pound copper resource

South American Silver (TSE:SAC) stock shot up 17% in morning trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange to $1.62 a share after the company announced the findings from its NI 43-101-qualified resource estimate of the company's Escalones copper-gold-silver project in central Chile.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2011 | 4:29 pm

China Development Bank loans millions to Kazakhstan copper company

China Development Bank (CDB), one of the country's three policy banks, has signed two agreements with Kazak copper giant Kazakhmys PLC, granting the mine and refinery operator 1.34 billion U.S. dollars and 1 billion yuan (158 million U.S. dollars) for a new project.

Xinhua | December 18, 2011 | 1:57 am