The bull and bear case for copper price

President John Magufuli has asked for a review of a local contract belonging to Petra Diamonds and ordered senior officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the diamond and tanzanite sector.

Mining Development sub-secretary expects exploration activities to rise by 2 per cent in 2017

The cooperation agreement aims at identifying and exploring gold and copper targets in the areas covered by both companies’ existing licenses

Chile's state-owned Codelco reports over 5% drop in first half copper production, rising costs.

Rodrigo Duterte said ban should remain in place given the environmental damage it causes, but noted he would give companies time to find alternative mining methods.

“The decision was driven by unsustainable cash outflows at the mine due to the concentrate ban and the operating environment,” company officials said in a statement.

Active mining concessions add up to 25,716

The world's major copper producers have lost a record amount of copper output due to strikes, power outages and low ore grades

Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will inject $247 million into the Yukon’s highway network.