December 26, 2011 Zinc leads drop in metals as int’l markets take a break Zinc led a dive among the most traded contracts of four base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange yesterday, as the Christmas period lessened the impact from international markets. The…
December 26, 2011 Metals – Chile – Copper exports fall 5.2 pct in first half of December Chilean copper exports were down 5.2% to US$1.89bn in the first half of December compared with US$1.99bn year-on-year, according to figures compiled by the central bank. Copper accounted for 90.2%...
December 26, 2011 Nickel wards off pancreatic cancer In a study of pancreatic cancer, Spanish researchers found that patients with high concentrations of nickel and selenium were least likely to suffer from the disease.
December 25, 2011 With mining sector in pits, GDP growth to take big hit An unprecedented crackdown on corruption in India's mining industry, led by the Supreme Court and state-level agencies such as Karnataka's Lokayukta, coupled with rigorous enforcement of environmental norms is resulting…
December 25, 2011 Copper traders bullish in two months on demand outlook Copper traders are the most bullish since October as global inventories at a two year low add to signs that demand is improving. Sixteen of 28 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg…
December 23, 2011 Copper order in Mongolia awarded to FLSmidth FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 105m (approximately DKK 600m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine…
December 23, 2011 Russia Lawmaker Seeks China Partner for $1 Billion Zinc Mine Russian lawmaker Mikhail Slipenchuk is seeking a Chinese investor for the $1 billion Siberian zinc deposit owned by his company IFC Metropol […]
December 23, 2011 Barcap metals traders lose out to Red Kite Betting that copper prices would rise, Barclays Capital traders lost tens of millions of dollars, sources say, the bank said the losses were not "big" and that there was no…
December 23, 2011 Copper and oil look good in 2012: Scotiabank A major Canadian bank is predicting better months ahead for copper and oil.
December 22, 2011 Company proposes to mine Arizona copper deposit using in-situ method Conventional copper mining involves removing ore from the ground, then crushing and treating it to remove the minerals trapped in the rock.
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
