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Lundin pays US$325 million for Rio Tinto's Eagle Mine
Underground nickel/copper mine in northern Michigan.
Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer
Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.
Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project
Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.
New Philippines mining tax sees 10-fold revenue increase
Foreign investment has halved in two years and far-reaching amendments to 1995 mining law not likely to encourage new projects.
Survey of mining executives reveals renewed pessimism in the sector
Iron ore, molybdenum and nickel are the main commodities executives see as having the highest likelihood of depreciating in value over the next three years.
Report: China starts stockpiling metals again
The Chinese State Reserves Bureau has returned to the nickel market in a big way. Copper may be next.
Planetary Resources wants to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors
Promises 'a telescope for everyone.'
United Nations publishes first plan for deep sea mining
Companies could apply for mining licences as soon as 2016 to extract gold, copper and more.
African Eagle winding up Dutwa project, disposing of gold assets
Senior management departures are expected.
BHP's new CEO Mackenzie takes charge amid mining austerity
Andrew Mackenzie to tour Pilbara iron ore mine on first day as CEO.
Canada's federal government urges collaboration in Ring of Fire
Along with copper and nickel resources, the Ontario region holds the single largest deposit of chromite on the continent.
Miners rally after finally catching up with good news from China
But gold producers miss out again.
RED HOT: Copper price rallies 6.8%
Copper led a rally in base metals on Friday after good economic news in the US, growth stimulus in the EU and a global stock market rally.
Glencore sold $659 million of goods to Iran
Goods sold included aluminum oxide as well as other commodities.
Anorthosite: What it is and why you should care
Rick Mills sees a revolution in the making with this mineral.
Sixty Australian nickel miners let go
Workers will receive the "legally mandated severance packages."
North American Nickel Inc. closes first tranche of Its $7.05M non-brokered private placement
North American Nickel Inc. is pleased to announce that today it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered Private Placement (see NAN release, April 17, 2013).
How Canadian mining can maintain its global competitive edge
Canada should not take for granted its position as a mining industry giant.
Norilsk profit decline to hurt Rusal
40% Norilsk profit decline will eat into key dividends for Russia's largest aluminum producer.
BHP said to have discovered vast copper deposit in Western Australia
Finding is close to BHP's massive but low-grade Babel-Nebo nickel-copper discovery.
$45bn and counting: China's foreign mining misadventures
China's deep-pocketed pursuit of mining assets abroad is a tale of burnt fingers and bungles.
Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals
Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.
Transition Metals ties up with Sudbury's private HTX Minerals
Transition and HTX hold a combined 30 exploration assets across Canada and into the United States.
VIDEO: White-hot nickel ball burning a hole through a chocolate Easter bunny
It takes surprisingly long to burn a hole through the chocolate bunny.
Fresh delays hit Glencore-Xstrata $76 billion mega merger
New deadline for completion is May 2.
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