May 1, 2017 Freak copper price jump has analysts scratching their heads The copper price had its best day in a month, but commodity analysts were at a loss to explain why.
May 1, 2017 BC Election: Major parties on future of mining Question of whether government should be industry overseer or collaborator is at centre of resource platforms of Liberals, NDP and Greens
April 28, 2017 Sprott Monthly Market Update with Rick Rule: This bull market is in its infancy, a lot of money is about to be made! Rick sees a very interesting market, which flirted with an upside breakout, that failed.
April 28, 2017 Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
April 28, 2017 Norilsk Nickel sues Botswana over thwarted mine stake deal The Russian miner wants to recover $271 million it lost when a state-backed company failed to complete the acquisition of a 50% stake in its Nkomati mine in South Africa.
April 28, 2017 BHP Billiton in ‘advanced’ talks to sell Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile The company has officially informed workers of its plans to offload the mine, noting that while there are several interested parties, the process could take months.
April 27, 2017 Philippines extends mining ban, now forbids open-pits Prohibition only affects planned mines, not the ones currently in operations, but it will take effect immediately.
April 26, 2017 Copper, lead, zinc prices to stay on the boil New World Bank outlook for commodities predict 32% price jump for zinc and 18% for copper and lead, but outlook for nickel price in 2017 is murky.
April 26, 2017 BHP puts US shale assets back on the block amid investors pressure The miner said decision was unrelated to Elliott Management's call earlier this month to unlock shareholder value by spinning off about $22 billion of BHP's US oil assets.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
