August 15, 2013 Chinalco likely to buy Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine Deal that could be worth more than $5 billion.
August 15, 2013 Miners back at work at BHP’s Escondida copper mine The the world's largest copper mine could be affected by another strike soon, warned union.
August 14, 2013 AMCU union officially replaces rival Platinum-miner Lonmin recognizes AMCU as majority union.
August 14, 2013 BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile hit by sudden strike Workers at the world's largest copper mine walked out their job this morning.
August 14, 2013 Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report Long-running dispute between the Mongolian government and Rio over the massive copper-gold mine continues to drag on.
August 14, 2013 Goldman Sachs subpoenaed in metal prices investigation The CFTC is looking into claims that the warehouses intentionally increased buyer costs by slowing the movement of supply.
August 13, 2013 The Shanghai fix: Chinese gold dealers manipulated prices for years Five retailers were fined $1.63 million, equivalent to 1% of 2012 sales.
August 13, 2013 Mugabe stirs nationalist fervor, pushes forward with indigenisation Policy of 51% local-owned companies gaining strength.
August 13, 2013 Chile’s ex-president Bachelet considers mining law changes The South American nation is home to 30% of the world's known copper reserves.
August 13, 2013 Copper ring almost made the Earth look like Saturn US Government-backed scientists aimed to build an emergency communications system based on copper wires around our planet.
Cyclic Materials to build $82M rare earth recycling plant in South Carolina The new site will be capable of processing 2,000 tonnes of magnet material, with a planned expansion to 6,000 tonnes per year. January 29, 2026 | 12:56 pm
