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Imperial Metals sues engineering companies over Mount Polley disaster

It was one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history, and now, the company behind the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings breach is looking to make somebody pay.

Andrew Topf | July 10, 2016 | 2:26 pm

BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade

Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2016 | 3:10 am

Value of Chilean copper exports at financial-crisis lows

New data shows the first six months of 2016 were tough for Chilean copper producers.

Andrew Topf | July 7, 2016 | 9:28 pm

First glimpse of potential Nullarbor treasures

SOME of the first geological images of one of the world’s last unexplored mineral frontiers have glimpsed the mining potential of Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain.

The Lead South Australia | July 7, 2016 | 12:33 pm

Copper’s project pipeline thins as supply deficit looms

Only six major projects to build new copper mines or expand existing operations will be completed by 2020.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2016 | 7:01 pm

Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan

China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2016 | 5:58 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back!

Energy had an impressive comeback in Q2, with natural gas and oil being the best performing commodities of the quarter.

Visual Capitalist | July 5, 2016 | 12:01 pm

BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile

With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2016 | 10:42 am

Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies

Illegally acquired and exported gold from the mineral-rich eastern Congo keeps filling the pockets of some foreign companies as well as armed groups, a new report shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2016 | 4:00 am

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Imperial Metals sues engineering companies over Mount Polley disaster

BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade

Value of Chilean copper exports at financial-crisis lows

First glimpse of potential Nullarbor treasures

Copper’s project pipeline thins as supply deficit looms

Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan

INFOGRAPHIC: Silver skyrockets post-Brexit, energy is back!

BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile

Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies

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