December 23, 2013 Rio considers dumping stake in Pebble mine’s owner Northern Dynasty Through a subsidiary, Rio owns 19% of Northern Dynasty, making it the largest single investor.
December 22, 2013 Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine strike over 800 striking workers at the giant copper mine in Chile returned to work on Saturday.
December 20, 2013 Mining starts at world’s second biggest uranium mine With the announced capacity of 18 million pounds U308 per year, Cigar Lake will only marginally lag behind the world’s biggest uranium mine, the McArthur River in Saskatchewan.
December 19, 2013 Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.
December 19, 2013 Iron ore, met coal prices slump as Australia ramps up exports The price of iron ore slumped to a 7-week low and metallurgical coal traded at its lowest level since August on predictions of a massive spike in exports from top…
December 16, 2013 Oyu Tolgoi financing commitments extended Company has a few more months to wrangle with the Mongolian government.
December 16, 2013 US oil output to reach near record high in 2016 Mainly thanks to improvements in the techniques of horizontal drilling and fracking, says the EIA.
December 16, 2013 Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."
December 13, 2013 Mexico passes historic bill ending oil monopoly In a country that celebrates “Oil Industry Nationalization Day,” the energy package approved last night has automatically become Mexico’s most significant and controversial economic reform since the NAFTA.
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
