January 1, 2013

$400m greenfield copper mines deal in Zambia

THE International Finance Development Corporation (IFDC) has signed a US$400-million investment deal with a local firm for the development of the greenfield copper and emerald mines which will create 6,000…

January 1, 2013

LME takeover forces trading techies into race

The firm, which provides trading infrastructure for LME clients and is one of the 22 founding members of HKEx's hosting services, said it has established low latency, or fast network,…

January 1, 2013

Subcontractors bring Caserones to a halt until February

Currently, only 900 workers out of the usual 18,000 workers have showed up for work at the mine.

January 1, 2013

Mining industry successfully scuppered Aboriginal land rights in Australia during the 80’s

Concerted campaign by the mining industry in collusion with Western Australia's Burke government thwarted efforts to give Aboriginal communities a greater say and share in resource development

January 1, 2013

Canada mulls allowing China to pursue gargantuan metals project in the Arctic

Copper and zinc project could bring billions to Nunavut's Izok Corridor

December 31, 2012

Orvana posts increases in gold, silver, copper production for Asturian mines

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, Orvana Minerals Corporation posted production of 55,929 ounces of gold, 15.4 million pounds of copper, 716,280 ounces of silver and 636,810 pounds…

December 31, 2012

Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone

Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom

December 31, 2012

Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll all get a boost from Aussie mining boom

Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands

December 31, 2012

Odisha state government renews bauxite mining efforts at Karlapat

Sources highlighted that the reserve, spanning 31,183 hectares, is estimated to bear some 200 million metric tons of bauxite.

December 31, 2012

Major mining projects to be carried out in Chile in 2013

Like Lumina Copper which will initiate production of copper cathodes at the Caserones mine in February.