February 25, 2013 Barrick Gold fined in Chile, faces opposition in Dominican Republic Construction work at Pascua Lama halted once again. Dominican authorities pressing for a “more favourable” contract in Pueblo Viejo.
February 25, 2013 Inmet and Petaquilla make peace They have reached a preliminary $150 million commercial agreement over land rights near the $6.2 billion Cobre Panama copper project.
February 24, 2013 Coal deaths drop by one-third says China’s statistics bureau The use of gold and silver in jewelry was up 16%.
February 24, 2013 Cyclone Rusty closes major Western Australian ports Cyclone hitting a region where half of the world's seaborne iron ore is shipped
February 24, 2013 My best and worst decision: outgoing BHP Billiton’s Marius Kloppers It was alumina, not aluminum
February 24, 2013 Nautilus CEO opens up on PNG dispute Nautilus Mining CEO, Michael Johnston,walks shareholders through the various points of contention between it, the PNG government and the launch of its […]
February 22, 2013 Zambia makes large-scale mining fees 15 times higher They'll go from $340 to $5,400 beginning this month.
February 22, 2013 Kloppers to walk out of BHP with $75 million in his pocket If paid, the exit package will put Kloppers in the league of Macquarie Bank’s former CEO, Allan Moss, who got $80 million.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm