September 2, 2015 Tin industry seeing steady increase in recycling: ITRI Recycling in the tin industry has increased steadily over the past decade, with the proportion of tin use accounted for by secondary material hitting 32% in 2013, industry body ITRI…
September 1, 2015 China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9% Billions wiped from mining sector as Chinese manufacturing activity contracts to a six-and-half year low.
August 31, 2015 Copper giants face cost cutting opposition in Chile Labour action threatened after half the workers at El-Abra mine in Chile – jointly owned by world's top copper miners Codelco and Freeport – were let go.
August 31, 2015 Asarco plans layoffs after Freeport cuts, copper industry downturn Tucson-based Asarco said Friday it plans to shut down a concentrator plant in Hayden and slow production at a mine in Ray.
August 31, 2015 South Africa seals mining jobs deal, proposes platinum plan South Africa's mining industry, unions and the government signed a broad plan on Monday to stem a wave of job losses triggered by falling commodity prices and soaring costs.
August 31, 2015 China’s Zijin hands $298 million to partner Barrick Gold The cash injection comes from selling half of its interest in the Porgera mining operation to the Chinese group last May.
August 28, 2015 Codelco now mines copper for $1.40 a pound Chile's state-owned giant slashes costs 11% and boosts production as it takes the fight to the competition amid slumping copper price.
August 28, 2015 First Quantum begins production at $2.1bn Sentinel copper mine in Zambia The Vancouver-based miner aims to produce 280,000 to 300,000 tonnes of the red metal a year, but commercial levels won't be reached until state power utility Zesco finish connecting the…
August 28, 2015 Glencore may be forced to shut down giant zinc mine in Australia The Northern Territory Chief Minister has threatened to close Glencore's McArthur River operation if the miner does not improve its environmental practices.
August 28, 2015 Power shortages, cost cuts to hit Congo’s copper output With the only exception of gold, production numbers for most other commodities mined in the Central African nation are also expected to decline this year.
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