October 28, 2010

Congo resolves dispute over copper mine

“Freeport-McMoRan, the US copper mining group, has resolved a long-standing dispute with the Democratic Republic of Congo over control of a vast […]

October 26, 2010

Reviving Codelco

“During last year’s election campaign, Sebastián Piñera, who became Chile’s president in March, often criticised Codelco, the country’s state-owned copper company, for […]

October 26, 2010

Equinox Bids for Citadel Shares

“Zambia-focused copper producer Equinox Minerals Ltd. plans to leap into the top 20 of global copper producers with a 1.25 billion Australian […]

October 25, 2010

Correcting

The G20 meetings this weekend seem to have ended as they began.  The two heavyweights are China and the US.  The US […]

October 25, 2010

Copper Talk

Copper’s talking up a storm. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. said copper ore mined from Chile, and shipped to Indonesia, will be in short supply for at least the next five…

October 22, 2010

Copper Talk

Copper’s talking up a storm. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. said copper ore mined from Chile, and shipped to Indonesia, will be in […]

October 20, 2010

Gold Mining in Ecuador

By Dave Brown – Exclusive toGold Investing News Ecuador is largely reliant on its oiland gas resources, which have accounted for more than 50 […]

October 13, 2010

China’s Effect on Copper

LME Week is an important tradition in the global metals industry calendar that takes place each year in London during the fall. […]

October 11, 2010

Kazakhmys chairman offloads $1.3bn stake

“Vladimir Kim, chairman of Kazakhmys, has sold an 11 per cent stake in the London-listed Kazakh copper miner for $1.3bn in a […]

October 7, 2010

Will South Africa nationalize its gold and platinum mines?

The possibility of possible nationalization of South Africa’s key mining sector rumbles on. Is this likely to happen? Julian Phillips looks at […]