February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 10, 2017 Copper price surges on BHP force majeure Copper hits 20-month high after world's number one miner says can't honour supply contracts from Escondida, responsible for 5% of global output.
February 10, 2017 Quebec pulls permits for Copper One’s exploration claims at Riviere Dore The miner says the decision is clearly “abusive” and it evidences “an excess of jurisdiction,” reason why it will appeal the resolution.
February 9, 2017 Copper price drops despite outages at world’s biggest mines Strike at Escondida, export ban and smelter problems at Grasberg and community clashes at Las Bambas.
February 9, 2017 BHP to spend $2.2bn on US Mad Dog oil project Expansion has the potential to increase production to 140,000 barrels of oil per day from the about 80,000 barrels it currently generates.
February 8, 2017 Goldcorp buys back gold stream on giant Chile project Vancouver company pays $65 million cash for a 4% stream on El Morro deposit, half of NuevoUnion, its joint venture with Teck.
February 8, 2017 Southern Copper wants to shoot the lights out World number five producer adding 600,000 annual tonnes in six years.
February 8, 2017 Rio Tinto logs first annual gain since 2013 on iron ore rally Shareholders will be the main beneficiaries of the company's cautious approach to capital expenditure in the last three years as it will pay bigger-than-expected divvy of $1.70 per share.
February 7, 2017 These are just 15 ways in which graphene could reshape the world Everybody seems to love Graphene, the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon that aren't just super flexible, harder than diamond, and stronger than steel, but are also able to conduct electricity better…
February 6, 2017 Trevali invests in Caribou Mine future with new mining fleet Trevali has committed to an approximately Cdn$20-million investment through a new partnership with Sandvik Mining to supply and maintain a full fleet of mining equipment for Caribou Mine operations.
Mass layoffs overshadow Guinea’s Simandou mega mine as output accelerates The project is laying off thousands of workers just as it begins exporting iron ore after decades of delays and corruption scandals. December 18, 2025 | 10:26 am
