July 13, 2016 Rare plant species standing in the way of Idaho moly mine In Idaho, a classic confrontation between a mining company and environmentalists is shaping up at the CuMo project located in Boise National Forest.
July 13, 2016 Arizona court hands key legal victory to Hudbay’s Rosemont copper project Air quality control permit yanked last year has been reinstated.
July 13, 2016 Chinese Gov’t official appointment to Teck Resources board raises questions Watchdog worried about sovereignty issues in the country’s resource sector.
July 11, 2016 Gold price rally helps producers climb world’s top 25 mining companies list Study shows there are more bullion miners among higher market capital ranking of mining companies in second quarter of 2016 than a year a go.
July 10, 2016 Imperial Metals sues engineering companies over Mount Polley disaster It was one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history, and now, the company behind the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings breach is looking to make somebody pay.
July 8, 2016 BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.
July 7, 2016 Value of Chilean copper exports at financial-crisis lows New data shows the first six months of 2016 were tough for Chilean copper producers.
July 7, 2016 First glimpse of potential Nullarbor treasures SOME of the first geological images of one of the world’s last unexplored mineral frontiers have glimpsed the mining potential of Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain.
July 6, 2016 Copper’s project pipeline thins as supply deficit looms Only six major projects to build new copper mines or expand existing operations will be completed by 2020.
July 6, 2016 Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
