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World’s No. 3 copper mine Collahuasi to reduce costs with solar power

Chile’s Doña Inés de Collahuasi mining company announced Solarpack has won the contract to build a 25 MW solar energy park, which will supply nearly 13% of the mine's power needs during the day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2012 | 2:20 pm

Unmasking the Asian giant

Chinese operas have been keeping audiences enthralled for hundreds of years with mythical characters, enchanting stories and elaborate masks that add drama and mystery. While this fantastical treatment is appreciated in the theatre, it isn’t in g...

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 2, 2012 | 6:30 pm

Copper market expects squeeze, big holding appears

Traders are bracing for a replay of the April squeeze that made copper expensive to obtain quickly, saying major trader Glencore controls almost half the inventories of the commodity held in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses worldwide.

sharenet | July 2, 2012 | 4:33 pm

Stillwater Mining Company announces submission of environmental impact statement for Marathon Platinum Group Metals-copper project

The Marathon Project, located near Lake Superior in Ontario, has anticipated annual production of about 200,000 ounces of palladium and platinum and 37 million pounds of copper.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | July 2, 2012 | 8:15 am

Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in

After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they produce.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 1, 2012 | 4:26 pm

Ignore the market jump, a reckoning is coming: Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers poured cold water on Friday's stock rally after European leaders agreed to backstop more debt-stricken banks. The S&P 500 jumped 2.49% on Friday, and spot gold was up $30 to close at $1,599.10/oz.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 30, 2012 | 5:36 pm

Investors stock up on Ivanhoe Mines before IVN disappears from the boards for good

Ivanhoe Mines was up 7.6% in afternoon trade on Friday after the company provided an update on its Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia and announced shareholders had approved a name change.

Frik Els | June 29, 2012 | 8:20 pm

Euroland bailout program spurs metals rally. Gold bumps up against $1,600

Base and precious metals continued to rally in New York trade after the EU moved "to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns" early on Friday.

Frik Els | June 29, 2012 | 5:20 pm

Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens

The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden mining industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2012 | 5:05 pm

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World’s No. 3 copper mine Collahuasi to reduce costs with solar power

Unmasking the Asian giant

Copper market expects squeeze, big holding appears

Stillwater Mining Company announces submission of environmental impact statement for Marathon Platinum Group Metals-copper project

Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in

Ignore the market jump, a reckoning is coming: Jim Rogers

Investors stock up on Ivanhoe Mines before IVN disappears from the boards for good

Euroland bailout program spurs metals rally. Gold bumps up against $1,600

Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens

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