July 23, 2013 Copper costs up, grades down: Metals Economics Group New copper mine capital costs up by 15% per year over the past 20 years.
July 23, 2013 Is it still possible to make money on junior mining stocks? Liquidity is a problem for junior stocks.
July 22, 2013 Amplats swings back to profit despite strikes, restructuring The platinum giant is, however, cutting at least 6,000 jobs.
July 22, 2013 Zambia lets First Quantum restart dam project halted since May The dam is key for the supply of water to the company’s Sentinel copper mine and the planned Enterprise nickel project.
July 22, 2013 Large miners affected by cost of desalinating water in Chile: twice as much as in the US Along with the global squeeze affecting the mining industry, large companies operating in Chile are facing escalating costs related to assuring water supply for their operations.
July 20, 2013 Buyers line up for Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine Bids for the three Las Bambas open pits which will also produce significant quantities of gold, silver and molybdenum as by-product are streaming in.
July 20, 2013 US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.
July 19, 2013 Atlas Copco suffers weak demand for mining gear The company expects third quarter overall group demand to stabilize.
July 19, 2013 Huge $16 billion gold deposit discovered in China It also holds 187 million tonnes of iron and 1.5 million tonnes of zinc.
July 19, 2013 Recruiting in the mining industry: New challenges for employers – it’s not only pay that counts The mining industry employs 308,000 workers or 1 in every 55 Canadian jobs.
Gold refiner stops taking scrap delivery to melt down in US Metalor Technologies paused accepting new shipments of metal due to an inventory backlog caused by severe US weather. January 29, 2026 | 04:03 pm
