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The Lundin’s look to Chile for copper’s next run

The firm is developing a trio of staggeringly huge copper deposits on the Chilean-Argentine border that contain a total of over 28 billion pounds of copper and 19 million ounces of gold resources (only two of the deposits have resource estimates on them).

Travis McPherson - CEO.ca | October 21, 2014 | 12:59 pm

Chilean authorities divided over Goldcorp’s $3.9bn El Morro mine

The country’s environmental authority criticized the Top Court decision saying the miner conducted proper consultation with local indigenous groups and shouldn’t have to do it again.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2014 | 5:15 pm

Chile copper boom begins to fade as production headaches mount

The shine may soon come off Chile's decade-long copper boom as technical and regulatory problems in getting new mines into production highlight just how hard it will be to keep ratcheting up the supply.

Reuters | October 17, 2014 | 4:31 pm

Vale to ditch 20% of its nickel assets in Indonesia

The agreement signed with Indonesia’s outgoing government also means higher royalties to be paid by the firm.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2014 | 3:43 pm

Copper price below $3 as mines add a million tonnes

Copper price sinks to 10-month low after new report says mine capacity representing 6% of current production will come on stream over the next six months.

Frik Els | October 16, 2014 | 10:51 pm