June 25, 2013 Crocodile River mine put on care and maintenance 92% of employees to be retrenched or their employment terminated.
June 25, 2013 South African miners demand gold companies to more than double their wages The AMCU, South Africa's fastest-growing mining labour, is also asking gold firms to triple the current base wage for surface miners.
June 25, 2013 Kazakhmys’ board recommends deal to go private Board warns this is the best deal for shareholders.
June 24, 2013 Copper down to 2010 levels; China and record-high inventories to blame New York-traded copper prices fell by as much as 3.3% earlier in the session, hitting a daily low of $2.994 a pound.
June 24, 2013 Mining wealth distribution at heart of Mongolia’s presidential elections Regardless of who is elected, analysts agree that Rio's Oyu Tolgoi, the largest foreign investment in Mongolia, will be the first and main target for the new president.
June 24, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: China’s voracious demand for copper Demand is expanding more rapidly than the country's economic might.
June 24, 2013 Congo refutes NGO accusations against Chinese miners Report singled them out as the main cause of human rights abuses in the country, particularly in Katanga, Congo's copper belt province.
June 23, 2013 Grasberg mine cleared to reopen by Indonesian government "Permission has been granted to begin milling and open pit operations but not yet for underground operations."
June 23, 2013 EMED Mining awarded exploration license by Andalucian government The Aguilas Two Licence area has an aggregate surface area of 52 square kilometres and is located approximately 8 kilometres from the Company’s wholly-owned Rio Tinto Copper Project.
June 23, 2013 Japan chasing China with $32 billion African resource push The island nation will look to secure a steady supply of African natural gas, oil and rare earth metals.
Goldman flags record gold, weak oil in 2026 commodity picks The base case for gold is a rally to $4,900 an ounce, with risks to the upside, Goldman said. December 19, 2025 | 07:22 am