December 23, 2014 Myanmar villagers in tense standoff over China-backed copper mine Three people were injured after police used rubber bullets to quell protests in the same village where a woman was shot and killed yesterday, in the latest bout of violence…
December 23, 2014 BHP, Rio, Anglo fear effects of Chile’s new labour bill The new law could seek to limit mining companies' ability to replace workers during strikes.
December 23, 2014 GDXJ re-balancing pummels these 5 gold developers Needless to say, the ETF which mirrors the junior resource markets, hasn’t performed well.
December 22, 2014 Despite Ebola, investors betting on Africa Not so long ago, declining commodity prices and the outbreak of an epidemic such as Ebola would have triggered a firesale of interest in Africa.
December 22, 2014 One dead, 20 hurt in protests against copper mine in Myanmar The massive copper project, owned by Wanbao Mining Ltd, drew international attention in 2012 when police brutally dispersed protesters, injuring more than 100 Buddhist monks.
December 21, 2014 Energy minister tells Imperial Metals it can repair damaged tailings dam The company that owns the Mount Polley mine near Williams Lake will be allowed to repair the tailings dam before the government has finished its reviews into the cause of…
December 21, 2014 Nevsun exploration bolsters Bisha Nevsun Resources expands mineralization at its Harena copper-polymetallic deposit near the Bisha mine.
December 20, 2014 Oyu Tolgoi 2015 production forecast cut Vancouver's Turquoise Hill lowers output estimates for Mongolian mine to 600,000oz–700,000oz of gold and 175,000t–195,000t of copper in concentrates.
December 19, 2014 Canada approves world’s largest copper-gold project $9.5bn KSM project in British Columbia boasts reserves of 38m ounces of gold and nearly 10bn pounds of copper – mining 130,000 tonnes a day for 52 years.
December 19, 2014 Codelco El Teniente mine expansion to take longer, cost $2bn more The touted expansion of the world's largest underground copper mine is two to three years behind schedule and will require $2 billion more than initially planned, said the company.
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