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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

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

Chile’s Supreme Court begins hearings on Barrick Gold’s appeal to $16m fine

The appeal follows a confusing ruling in March this year that revoked the penalty, the largest ever imposed in the country, only to force the country's environmental watchdog to rewrite it.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2014 | 10:31 am

Drilling down to the economic realities of geothermal power

Reality triumphed over my idealism: Beaty.

Business in Vancouver | July 7, 2014 | 9:00 am

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