Chile’s Codelco’s Jan-Sept profit down 61%, output also low
Copper production declined 0.3% in the period due to lower ore grades, harder rock and more complicated production processes.
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Iran resumes gold trade with Turkey
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has a few reasons to smile.
Rio Tinto closing alumina refinery in Australia, 1,100 jobs to be lost
The Gove refinery has been struggling for a while, due mainly to low prices.
Aluminum prices follow gold’s steps, down to four-year low
Market struggling with oversupply.
Canada’s Ontario joins global ‘war on coal’
Province introduces next week legislation aimed to ban the burning of coal and the building of new such plants.
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart is Australia’s chairperson of the year
Award comes as she is dealing with a long-running legal battle with two of her children over who should manage a $4 billion family trust.
Vale ends decade-long dispute with Brazil, pays $9.6bn discounted tax bill
It will pay $2.6bn by the end of the month, and an additional $7bn over the next 15 years.
Rio Tinto goes ahead with $400m iron ore expansion
To boost output at its Australian iron ore mines in the Pilbara region.
Mining sector welcomes Canada’s shift to ‘dollar diplomacy’
By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.
Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013
Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
