June 26, 2013

Moly Mines cashed up at A$80 million after iron ore sale is complete

Looking for copper and gold assets.

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.