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Vale kicks off copper production at Zambia mine

Brazil's Vale (NYSE:VALE) announced it has started producing copper concentrate at its Lubambe mine in Zambia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2012 | 1:16 pm

World’s biggest copper mine to make inroads underground

The Chuquicamata mine in Chile - the world's largest open cut copper mine, will commence underground operations after nearly a century of open-cut production.

Marc Howe | October 12, 2012 | 1:00 am

Peruvian mining millionaires allegedly trafficking cocaine

U.S. authorities announced yesterday the seizure of more than $31 million supposedly connected to an international money-laundering scheme run by the owners of two gold mines in Peru.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2012 | 6:42 pm

Osisko reaches record Q3 gold production

Canadian gold miner Osisko (TSX:OSK)(EWX.F) achieved record third-quarter gold production at 103,753 oz. from its Malartic mine, in Quebec – a quarter-on-quarter increase of 12.77%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2012 | 4:32 pm

Investors salivating over Aurico payout after it offloads Mexico properties for $750 million

AuRico Gold shot up 21% on Wednesday on massive volumes, after announcing it has offloaded a mine and two exploration projects and sold half of a development in Mexico to a local company.

Frik Els | October 10, 2012 | 8:01 pm

Lumina Copper not ready for a takeover this year

Canadian Lumina Copper Corp. (CVE:LCC) fell 8.5% Tuesday after the company hinted its expected sale will have to wait as it plans to carry a study at its Taca Taca massive copper/gold/molybdenum deposit in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 10, 2012 | 3:04 pm

Osisko coy about 1 million hectares staked in ’emerging gold belt’ in Mexico

Montreal's Osisko says it has staked out some one million hectares of ground in an – as yet unnamed – "emerging gold rich mineral belt in Mexico".

Frik Els | October 9, 2012 | 6:17 pm

Vale back to work at Carajás after blockade lifted

Vale was granted a preliminary environmental license for the new mine in June, but the $100 billion company has run into problems with the project before.

Frik Els | October 5, 2012 | 7:05 pm

China and Chile join forces during Asia Copper Week

The world’s most important copper companies will gather next month in Shanghai in an event organized by the Chinese’s city Futures Exchange (SHFE) and Chile’s Centre or Copper and Mining Studies (Cesco).

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 5, 2012 | 2:51 pm

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