Opponents of New Prosperity Mine rally in front of Taseko headquarters The protest comes at a critical time for the New Prosperity mine. Ana Komnenic | December 13, 2013 | 9:01 pm
Grasberg lifts copper price to near 3-month high The spot market for copper is extremely tight with premiums over 3-month contracts touching 18-month highs and Indonesia's export ban adding uncertainty. Frik Els | December 13, 2013 | 8:22 pm
Augusta shares surge as giant Arizona copper mine clears hurdle Vancouver's Augusta Resource Corp opened 18% higher on Friday after the release of a positive environmental statement on its Arizona copper mine. Frik Els | December 13, 2013 | 6:55 pm
Russian billionaire buys Canadian miner Mikhail Prokhorov acquired Mercator Minerals through a friendly merger with his company Intergeo MMC. Ana Komnenic | December 12, 2013 | 11:44 pm
Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2013 | 3:00 pm
Miners warned about Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa investments Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2013 | 11:10 am
Joy Global ends the year with 87% earnings drop Share price drops more than 6%. Ana Komnenic | December 11, 2013 | 6:26 pm
Chile’s mining industry turns to sunlight to ease energy shortage First solar plant for the mining sector in the Coquimbo region will be inaugurated this Friday. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2013 | 5:49 pm
Mount Lyell copper mine halted indefinitely during probe into workers death Whether the men were wearing safety harnesses is a significant part of the investigation that could take several months. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2013 | 3:10 pm