January 16, 2013 Chile’s Escondida miners to vote on contract offer next week The company's unionized workers will start to vote on a new contract proposal on Jan. 24,
January 16, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Why asteroid mining can create a trillion-dollar industry Space mining start-up Planetary Resources has put together quite the infographic to explain how asteroid mining will create a trillion-dollar industry.
January 16, 2013 Peru ready to roll with ‘prior consultation’ mining law Peru's indigenous communities will now have their say in each and every mining project potentially affecting them.
January 15, 2013 U.S. debt ceiling: Platinum and gold are not the answer Ridiculous platinum coins and the nation’s gold reserves appear to be off the table.
January 15, 2013 Vale’s Roger Agnelli reaches number four on Harvard’s best-performing CEO list A 934% shareholder return during his 10-year tenure and a 157% market capitalization gain
January 15, 2013 Copper prices to soar in 2013: Chile’s national mining society The world’s number 1 copper producer Chile said copper prices will fall in the $3.60-$3.80 a pound range this year, beating the 2012 average of $3.61 per pound.
January 15, 2013 Amplats shuts mines, axes 14,000 jobs and sends platinum prices skyrocketing As part of a long-awaited review of its operations in South Africa, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) has decided to close and sell off several of its mines, leaving over 14,000…
January 15, 2013 Mongolia: Fast growing economy, evolving investment climate High economic growth driven by Ming activity Mongolia, entirely flanked to the north and south by Russia and China, is the most […]
January 15, 2013 Worries mount over draconian Mongolian mining bill "The impact of the draft law on the minerals industry will be to halt current minerals exploration and development in Mongolia and greatly discourage any future investment."
January 14, 2013 First Quantum and Inmet exchange ‘love letters’ First Quantum said Inmet is trying to sabotage the takeover, while Inmet suggested its counterpart’s complaints were dishonest.
Chinese trader who made $3 billion on gold bets big against silver Billionaire trader Bian Ximing now holds a short that stands at about 450 tons of silver, or 30,000 contracts. February 05, 2026 | 10:13 am
