September 22, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Platinum as an investment Part three of Visual Capitalist’s platinum series has arrived. The final section looks at platinum as an investment opportunity. Global demand for the […]
September 21, 2013 Canada’s next copper mine The Reed Copper mine is expected to begin production later this year and reach full production in Q2 2014.
September 20, 2013 First Quantum to speed up construction of world’s largest undeveloped copper deposit in Panama The Vancouver-based firm will announce a revised investment figure and timeline for its $6.2 billion copper-gold porphyry Cobre Panama mine before the end of 2013.
September 20, 2013 Canadian Supreme Court rejects Yukon government’s appeal over mining law Lower court ruling requires extra consultation step with aboriginal groups.
September 20, 2013 Afghanistan’s $1 trillion mining dream is fading China wants to undo a multi-billion dollar agreement.
September 19, 2013 South African police ‘lied over shootings’ in Marikana mine A commission of inquiry has evidence that shows police falsified or withheld documents and gave false accounts of events.
September 19, 2013 Australia’s largest open cut zinc mine closing in 2016 Remediation at Century, the world’s third largest open cut zinc mine, is expected to take 120 years.
September 19, 2013 Republicans pass bill to speed up environmental reviews Bill will likely die in Senate.
September 18, 2013 Pro-or seizes market opportunity with platinum recycling technology Every year, nearly 15 million North American cars expire—and recycling the platinum group metals within them is far cheaper than building a three-mile mine shaft in a faraway country.
September 18, 2013 Rio and Chalco abandon bid for $20bn bauxite deposit in Australia The move surprised investors, especially since Chalco had previously held the lease and was willing to develop the resource.
US raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B Graphite Creek is described by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the country. December 19, 2025 | 07:43 am
