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Copper-based experiment leads academic to find new way to treat cancer

Physicist finds that when the copper-cysteamine complex he created in his lab was exposed to X-rays, it started emitting a toxic by-product that damages cancer cells.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2014 | 1:37 pm

Bitter takeover battle for giant US copper mine hots up

Hudbay extends hostile takeover bid for junior Augusta Resources on Friday after shares in owner of the Rosemont copper project in Arizona are dumped.

Frik Els | May 16, 2014 | 9:48 pm

Chile’s Bachelet likely to name new Codelco chief next week

The announcement could come anytime before May 21, when the President is scheduled to address the nation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2014 | 6:43 pm

Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge

The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2014 | 4:15 pm

Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter

Canadian mining and metals deals plunged 51% in terms of value and 13% when it comes to volume in the first quarter of 2014. Yet results show a sustained improvement, says EY's latest report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2014 | 2:58 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining builds British Columbia: green energy and buildings

Everything used by British Columbians in their everyday lives is either grown or found in the ground.

Visual Capitalist | May 15, 2014 | 2:28 pm

Big bump for Trevali shares after positive PEA for Caribou

Restart of past-producing zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold mine in New Brunswick now set for second quarter next year.

Frik Els | May 14, 2014 | 6:48 pm

What will shake retail investors out of their shell shock?

Speaking about what he calls "the trough of a turning point," John Kaiser of Kaiser Research Online makes the case for retail investors to look seriously at discovery exploration while waiting for metals prices—gold in particular—to move back into a supercycle.

The Mining Report | May 13, 2014 | 8:33 pm

Huge rally in copper price

Copper surges to two-month high on optimism about demand from China, fall in inventories to 2008 levels and receding fears about supply growth.

Frik Els | May 12, 2014 | 10:34 pm

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Copper-based experiment leads academic to find new way to treat cancer

Bitter takeover battle for giant US copper mine hots up

Chile’s Bachelet likely to name new Codelco chief next week

Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge

Mining deals in Canada plunge 51%, but light at end of tunnel getting brighter

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining builds British Columbia: green energy and buildings

Big bump for Trevali shares after positive PEA for Caribou

What will shake retail investors out of their shell shock?

Huge rally in copper price

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