September 3, 2014 Raj Ray: miners’ cost cutting set to deliver in late 2014 When gold prices plunged in late 2013, gold producers took notice and developed mine plans that offered greater flexibility in troubled times. But even the best plans take time.
September 3, 2014 Glencore’s Dominican mine saved by the President President Danilo Medina vetoed bill creating a National Park, which would have blocked the expansion of Glencore's Falcondo mine.
September 3, 2014 Anglo American to pay $4.5m for environmental breaches in Chile Authorities say the firm violated 16 environmental rules at El Soldado copper mine, located about 130 km northwest of capital Santiago.
September 3, 2014 Tension building up in the global copper market Tension has been a feature of the copper market since the middle of last year but, so far, the net result has generally been stalemate and prices have moved sideways.
September 3, 2014 Rare earth, other mining projects pile up in northern Europe Vast stretches of northern Europe’s wilderness will soon host more mining companies going ahead with several projects in the area.
September 3, 2014 Zambia removes tax rules on copper exports, makes refunds easier Rule requiring exporters to produce import certificates from destination countries in order to claim tax refunds will be waived beginning Sept. 8.
September 2, 2014 Will Canadian regulators be able to avoid the final fatal crash of the TSX Venture Exchange? The last 3 years have seen a meltdown in the TSX-V share values that brought it right back to where it started almost 10 years ago.
September 2, 2014 Mexico forces partial closure of mine responsible for massive toxic spill Mexico's environmental prosecutor has imposed a new partial order of closure on Grupo Mexico’s Buenavista copper mine.
September 2, 2014 Vale, Glencore break off Canada nickel talks Nickel prices have surged this year, making rationalization and cost-cutting in the Sudbury basin less urgent.
September 2, 2014 Chile’s Escondida mine to bring BHP, Rio higher than expected dividends Deutsche Bank analysts foresee a 2% to 3% earnings increase for the miners.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
