Chinese miners face off over Glencore Xstrata’s vast copper mine in Peru If any of the two bids is successful, Las Bambas will be China’s largest acquisition of an overseas copper asset. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2013 | 7:01 pm
39% of Canada’s mining executives will retire within 5 years And only 22% of companies have any sort of succession plan in place. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2013 | 4:07 pm
The Glencore giant isn’t coming for us: OZ Minerals UK media suggested this weekend that Glencore had quietly built a 10% stake in OZ and was considering a bid. MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2013 | 4:40 am
The Church of England’s mining plans In Great Britain, often one person owns the surface and another owns what's underneath. MINING.com Editor | September 30, 2013 | 2:02 am
Copper price gains on talk of massive Codelco premium hikes Codelco could raise premiums by as much as 50% from this year's $98 a tonne: Frik Els | September 27, 2013 | 10:01 pm
Rumours of the supercycle’s death are greatly exaggerated: McKinsey Despite recent falls,commodity prices are still near their levels of early to mid-2008. Ana Komnenic | September 26, 2013 | 9:53 pm
BHP keeping Olympic Dam expansion on hold, unless ‘technological miracle’ allows it CEO Andrew Mackenzie expects to have something to say about the expansion "within a year.” Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2013 | 3:43 pm
Chile’s Supreme Court lets Barrick keep permit, but upholds freeze on Pascua Lama Ruling leaves the door open for new lawsuits against the Toronto-based miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2013 | 10:34 am
Peru’s mining industry hit by first nationwide strike in four years Miners protest against a decree that modifies pension payments. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2013 | 6:22 pm