BHP sell-off could undo Billiton historic deal As BHP considers the sale of almost all of the businesses that Billiton brought to the 2001 merger deal, experts say the firm is likely to end up leaving London. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2014 | 4:40 pm
Barrick Gold gets partner to mine for copper in Saudi Arabia The miner has agreed to form a joint venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) to run its Jabal Sayid asset. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2014 | 9:00 am
Lundin Mining acquires Freeport-McMoRan copper mine in Chile — report The transaction would be worth over $2 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2014 | 7:02 pm
Peru set to become world’s second largest copper producer in 2016 Currently China is the second largest producer of the red metal, with an annual output of about 1.6 million tonnes per year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2014 | 5:12 pm
First Quantum resumes construction at Cobre Panama, hunts for new deals The miner is now looking for new projects that will allow it to return more than 30% average value to shareholders, president Clive Newall said. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 10, 2014 | 11:13 am
Mongolia blames Rio Tinto for delays at Oyu Tolgoi The move aims to shift blame for delays away from the government. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2014 | 5:10 pm
There’s something happening here The leading edge is starting to arrive. Eric Coffin of HRA Advisories | July 9, 2014 | 10:06 am
Job cuts coming to Antofagasta’s freshly combined copper operations The copper miner controlled by Chile’s billionaire Luksic family, will cut jobs and costs through its new company Minera Centinela. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2014 | 5:40 pm
Chile’s Codelco to produce over 300 tons of silver this year The company, already the world’s largest copper miner, wants to become one of the top silver producers too. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2014 | 2:30 pm