July 12, 2012 Chile’s largest open pit copper mine goes underground Chile’s largest open pit copper mine, Chuquicamata, has officially started its conversion towards underground mining. The project will cost Codelco over $2 billion in the preliminary phase but will substantially…
July 9, 2012 Cooling equipment to help companies be more profitable and environmentally friendly Ontario-based MFS Systems (2007) Inc. said its cooling equipment could help large companies such as Chile’s copper producer Codelco and molybdenum processor Molymet increase their profits while maintaining high environmental…
July 3, 2012 Chile’s Codelco to invest $400 million in molybdenum plant Chile-owned copper giant Codelco plans to invest $400 million in a molybdenum processing plant and to maximize its market value amid a legal dispute with global miner Anglo American.
June 19, 2012 Rio Tinto invests $600 million to extend life of Utah copper mine Rio Tinto Copper's Chief Executive, Andrew Harding, said the investment will secure low cost copper, gold and molybdenum production for the company in next two decades.
June 7, 2012 Lumina Copper discovers two new copper mineralized zones at Taca Taca Already with massive copper, gold and molybdenum deposit in Argentina, Lumina Copper now has two new copper mineralized zones.
May 31, 2012 Northern Dynasty comments at public hearings on the EPA’s draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Report My name is Sean Magee, and I'm here today on behalf of Northern Dynasty Minerals - a 50% owner of the Pebble Project.
May 28, 2012 OZ Minerals inks $90 million deal for copper-moly mine in Chile Australian copper producer OZ Minerals has struck a deal with Canada's International PBX Ventures for a 90% interest in the Copaquire copper-molybdenum property in Chile.
May 16, 2012 BC mining industry earned extra $2 billion in 2011 on strength of coal, silver The mining industry in British Columbia produced some healthy numbers in 2011, buoyed by high commodity prices and continued growth in mineral exploration, according to PwC’s annual BC Mining Survey.
May 15, 2012 Northern Dynasty confirms $107 million work program to prepare Pebble Project for permitting in 2012 Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") (TSX: NDM; NYSE Amex: NAK) announces that the Board of Directors of Pebble Mines Corp., the general partner of the Pebble…
May 7, 2012 Canadian Inmet set to kick off construction at Cobre Panama Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) has launched a $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering as part of a total finance plan for the $6.18 billion copper/gold/molybdenum project Cobre Panama.
Column: Copper smelters are facing both market and pricing crises Copper smelters are now so desperate to find raw material they are paying miners for converting their concentrates into refined metal. June 22, 2025 | 06:35 am
