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Northern Miner’s Progressive Mine Forum Livestream

Live round table discussions complemented by real-time interaction with the audience via social media, as well as commentary from industry leaders.

Northern Miner - PREMIUM CONTENT | October 23, 2017 | 10:03 am

Hedge fund sues Barclays Bank for £650M over alleged copper market rigging

Red Kite, the largest metals hedge fund in the world run by UK Conservative Party donor Michael Farmer, is alleging that Barclays Bank attempted to rig the copper market through insider dealings with the London Metal Exchange.

Andrew Topf | October 22, 2017 | 7:54 pm

China’s Jinchuan eyes new nickel, cobalt project to tap electric vehicle boom

China’s top nickel producer, will next year start building a new project in Guangxi that will produce raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, its chairman said, looking to tap the sector’s “explosive” demand.

Reuters | October 22, 2017 | 3:30 pm

Rio Tinto wants out of Grasberg now

New report says Rio talking to Indonesian groups to sell interest in giant copper, gold mine – Freeport still at loggerheads with Jakarta about stake sale.

Frik Els | October 22, 2017 | 11:41 am

Shares in Quebec junior surge on Michigan reserves update

Highland Copper jumps 18% after announcing a 46% increase in resources at its Copperwood copper and silver project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Frik Els | October 20, 2017 | 12:58 pm

Southern Copper to resume Tia Maria project in Peru as permit imminent

Peruvian government is expected to issue a long-awaited construction permit for the mine in the first quarter of 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2017 | 7:08 am

Acacia Mining takes further revenue hit, reviews Barrick-Tanzania deal

Chief Financial Officer Andrew Wray said the company doesn't even have the ability to make the upfront $300 million payment Barrick has promised to the government of Tanzania as part of a deal reached Thursday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2017 | 4:54 am

Barrick to give Tanzania stake in mines, $300 million to end dispute

The deal does not mean Tanzania will immediately lift the demand for Barrick's subsidiary Acacia Mining to pay $190 billion in allegedly unpaid taxes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2017 | 3:31 am

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four new inductees for 2018

Bob Gannicott, Ross Beaty, Terry MacGibbon and Ed Thompson to be honoured at 2018 CMHF annual dinner and induction ceremony.

Nadia Lepak | October 18, 2017 | 1:28 pm

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Freeport’s Adkerson sees copper scarcity trumping cooling effort

Goldman says Chile tax could risk 1 million tonnes of copper output

Copper price resurgent as workers strike at BHP’s Spence, Escondida mines

Rio begins drilling at Madison copper-gold project in Montana

Union walks off job at BHP’s Escondida, Spence copper mines in Chile

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