What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.

The country’s congress passed Friday legislation to increase mining royalties from 5% to 10%.

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

That would constitute a substantial rally after Friday's 4% drubbing of the red metal in New York.

This is the first time mining engineers, geologists and other highly educated employees go on a strike at a privately owned mine in Chile.

End of strike at Peru’s biggest copper mine and weaker oil prices drove Dr. Copper goes to the ICU.

The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.

These are not very good news for the energy-starved copper producing nation.