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South American Silver’s stock is up 17% after announcing four billion pound copper resource

South American Silver (TSE:SAC) stock shot up 17% in morning trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange to $1.62 a share after the company announced the findings from its NI 43-101-qualified resource estimate of the company's Escalones copper-gold-silver project in central Chile.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 19, 2011 | 4:29 pm

China Development Bank loans millions to Kazakhstan copper company

China Development Bank (CDB), one of the country's three policy banks, has signed two agreements with Kazak copper giant Kazakhmys PLC, granting the mine and refinery operator 1.34 billion U.S. dollars and 1 billion yuan (158 million U.S. dollars) for a new project.

Xinhua | December 18, 2011 | 1:57 am

Gunmen attack helicopter carrying mine workers in Indonesia

Gunmen fired at a helicopter carrying workers for the mining giant Freeport-McMoRan shortly after it took off Saturday from a town near the company’s huge gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, a police spokesman, Colonel Wachyono, said.

The New York Times | December 18, 2011 | 1:46 am

Poland has no plans to change mining tax – Minister

Poland's finance ministry says it does not plan to alter its proposed mining tax aimed mainly at state-controlled copper miner KGHM, whose shares are at their lowest since August 2010.

Mineweb | December 15, 2011 | 3:50 pm

Rio Tinto wins battle against Ivanhoe’s ‘poison pill’ rights plan

An arbitrator has ruled that a "poison pill" rights plan erected by Ivanhoe to try and stop a Rio Tinto takeover, does not apply to the latter, leaving Ivanhoe vulnerable to a takeover next year.

Mineweb | December 13, 2011 | 8:02 am

Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine

Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula aren't giving up the fight.

Andrew Topf | December 13, 2011 | 6:29 am

Lundin Mining foresees a rise in zinc and copper production in 2013 and 2014

Lundin Mining (TSE:LUN) said Monday that higher grades of ore and a ramp up of production is expected to boost zinc and copper production in 2013 and 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2011 | 5:08 pm

Copper battery performs better than lithium

Stanford University scientists have made high performance batteries using copper, not lithium, that cost less and perform better.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 11, 2011 | 8:46 pm

Mr Karzai invites gold and copper bidders to Afghanistan

The Karzai administration opened bids on billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of occupied Afghanistan. The Afghan Ministry of Mines invited foreign transnationals to bid on multiple contracts to unearth copper and gold...

Steel Guru | December 11, 2011 | 2:56 pm

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South American Silver’s stock is up 17% after announcing four billion pound copper resource

China Development Bank loans millions to Kazakhstan copper company

Gunmen attack helicopter carrying mine workers in Indonesia

Poland has no plans to change mining tax – Minister

Rio Tinto wins battle against Ivanhoe’s ‘poison pill’ rights plan

Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine

Lundin Mining foresees a rise in zinc and copper production in 2013 and 2014

Copper battery performs better than lithium

Mr Karzai invites gold and copper bidders to Afghanistan

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