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
Mexico proposed 7.5% mining tax scares away investors, kills juniors While it may not be a major challenge for mid-tier miners with established operations, it would be "prohibitive" for smaller players, analysts say. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2013 | 10:21 am
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
Regulation shakes up London Bullion Market Association Says it might start charging member banks more or even dissolving the Gold Forward Offered Rates (GOFO). Ana Komnenic | September 29, 2013 | 9:26 pm
Silver worth £150m recovered from sunken WWII ship 100 tonnes of silver from three miles deep. Ana Komnenic | September 29, 2013 | 5:56 pm
An investing opportunity of a lifetime: Lessons from the Sprott precious metals roundtable Excerpts from a Sprott Resources Roundtable Marc Faber, John Embry, Rick Rule and Eric Sprott prove that great minds think big The Gold Report | September 27, 2013 | 5:38 am
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
