May 7, 2012 Imperial Metals granted mining permit for BC copper/gold project British Columbia-based Imperial Metals Corp has been granted a mining permit for its Red Chris copper-gold project, which gained provincial and federal environmental approvals in 2005 and 2006, respectively.
May 7, 2012 Canadian Inmet set to kick off construction at Cobre Panama Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) has launched a $1 billion senior unsecured notes offering as part of a total finance plan for the $6.18 billion copper/gold/molybdenum project Cobre Panama.
May 7, 2012 Is this Baja Mining’s ‘Et tu, Brute?’ moment? A recent turn of events in an escalating fight between Baja Mining and dissident shareholder, Mount Kellett Capital Management, might seem to share a little of the plot from William…
May 6, 2012 South Africa mine casualty figures at record low Miningmx.com reports April has seen the lowest number of mining fatalities ever in South Africa, according to figures released by mines minister Susan Shabangu.
May 6, 2012 Copper price: There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear A takeover of the 134-year old LME – responsible for 80% of the global metals futures trade – is expected to become official this week amid talk of manipulation and…
May 6, 2012 300 Kazakhmys workers end 3-day underground sit-in Authorities in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic of 16.7 million people, are especially wary of labor unrest in single-industry towns after a months-long dispute involving sacked oil workers last year…
May 6, 2012 Budget ‘must reveal’ mining tax details CLIME Asset Management founder John Abernethy has called on companies hit by the government's controversial mining tax to immediately disclose the financial impact on their business or face reprimands from…
May 6, 2012 Asmara copper and zinc project minelife jumps 50% In a new prefeasibility study Sunridge Gold pulled four deposits together into a single mining scenario at its Asmara copper-zinc project in Eritrea for the first time, giving it added…
May 6, 2012 Bullish gold bets at 4-week high Wagers on copper increased sevenfold to 15,582, as prices slumped 2.7 percent, the first weekly drop in three. Bullish gold bets climbed 7.9 percent to 116,061, a four-week high.
May 5, 2012 Goliath vs David and Goliath battle brewing over world-first ‘stainless steel’ deposit Vancouver's First Point Minerals served notice of arbitration on Cliffs on Saturday because the iron and coal giant refuses to hand over crucial information about the tiny explorer's Decar project,…
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm