Rio Tinto to start copper exports from Oyu Tolgoi this week Company is said to have invited reporters to attend a ceremony at the mine this Friday to celebrate its first shipment. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2013 | 1:56 pm
Queensland miner switching to 100% local workforce At the start of 2013, the company was flying in and out 70 workers from other areas of Australia. MINING.com Editor | June 11, 2013 | 8:36 am
Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 6:06 pm
Copper Mountain’s mine up and running again ahead of schedule The miners hasn't yet determined the exact cause of the mid-May failure of the transformer. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 5:21 pm
Ecuador to vote on ground-breaking law to allow large-scale mining Country's gold, copper and silver reserves estimated at $115 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2013 | 11:30 am
Anglo American CEO selling the $49 million corporate jet The Gulfstream G550 is on the way out. MINING.com Editor | June 9, 2013 | 10:09 pm
Canadian mining tax system distorts investment opportunities Economists say tax breaks encourage investment in projects that might otherwise be uneconomic. Kerry Hall | June 7, 2013 | 12:04 am
Force majeure at large Chinese copper producer, supply cut by half China’s third largest copper producer announcement comes only a few weeks after outages at two large copper mines in Indonesia and the US. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2013 | 11:20 pm
Leading opponent of $5bn Newmont Conga mine in legal trouble The Peruvian regional president allegedly awarded "contracts to a local businessman in violation of rules on transparent bids." MINING.com Editor | June 6, 2013 | 11:10 pm