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Codelco to unveil plan to speed up delayed Chuquicamata mine expansion

The plan seeks to tackle an almost yearlong delay in the project to turn century-old Chuquicamata open pit mine into an underground operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2015 | 7:00 am

Lots of new fees for hardrock miners in BLM budget

"It will definitely put a lot of marginal producers out of business."

Michael Allan McCrae | February 3, 2015 | 9:04 pm

Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more

The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 7:03 pm

Thompson Creek flounders after announcing moly mine shutdown

Shares in Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM, NYSE:TC) sunk to 52-week lows, after news broke last Wednesday that the B.C.-focused company is putting its Endako molybdenum mine on temporary suspension.

Andrew Topf | December 15, 2014 | 12:26 am

Chile’s mining sector to double energy demand by 2025

These are not very good news for the energy-starved copper producing nation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2014 | 6:45 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: a year’s worth of resources in BC

In response to popular demand from our home province of British Columbia, today we visualize the amount of natural resources extracted from BC each year.

Visual Capitalist | October 17, 2014 | 8:20 pm