Anglo’s Cutifani won’t take ‘unacceptably poor’ performances any longer: heads may roll He also cut down his executive team and said at least half of Anglo’s $17 billion project pipeline will be shelved or cancelled. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2013 | 11:16 am
BHP approves $2 billion Escondida water project The new 2,500 litre per second sea-water desalination plant will be commissioned in 2017. Frik Els | July 25, 2013 | 6:30 pm
Teck profit dives, freezes projects in Canada and Chile The Vancouver-based firm also increased its cost reduction target to $300 million, up from the previous target of $250 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2013 | 10:51 am
EPA admits to spending over $2 million on Pebble Mine assessment White House EPA nominee grilled over watershed assessment. Ana Komnenic | July 24, 2013 | 11:50 pm
Copper hits 5-week high on European manufacturing growth Euro area manufacturing expands for the first time in two years. MINING.com Editor | July 24, 2013 | 2:04 pm
Public hearings begin over proposed $1bn BC gold mine Federal environmental agency rejected the proposal in 2010. Ana Komnenic | July 24, 2013 | 4:20 am
Freeport profit down 32%, to cut capital spending by $1.9bn As a result of the almost two months stoppage at Grasberg, the miner lost about 125 million pounds of copper and 125,000 ounces of gold in the quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2013 | 6:38 pm
Copper costs up, grades down: Metals Economics Group New copper mine capital costs up by 15% per year over the past 20 years. Ana Komnenic | July 23, 2013 | 4:23 am
Zambia lets First Quantum restart dam project halted since May The dam is key for the supply of water to the company’s Sentinel copper mine and the planned Enterprise nickel project. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2013 | 4:47 pm
