February 10, 2014 Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper, gold mine handed over to locals The forced transfer of US$5.5 million in assets comes after the PNG Government's took over the mine in 2013 and nationalized it.
February 9, 2014 2014 forecasts not looking good for copper producers Every number that comes out of China lately is worse than the time before, says Bloomberg Industries’ Kenneth Hoffman.
February 7, 2014 Northern Dynasty’s new CEO is a former interior dep’t mandarin Chief of staff at the US Department of the Interior during the Clinton era.
February 6, 2014 New Gold reports lowest costs in its history, investors not impressed Gold reserves per share increased by 127%.
February 5, 2014 Legendary geologist Brent Cook shares his rules for weeding out flaky companies If now is the time to accumulate deeply discounted companies with strong fundamentals in advance of a hot junior market in 2015, how can an investor tell if a company…
February 5, 2014 Metals mining sector accounts for 40% of toxic chemical releases in the US – EPA says But the industry also led a 12% drop in total releases in 2012.
February 5, 2014 JP Morgan about to close sale of $3.3bn commodities business with Mercuria Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.
February 5, 2014 Peru’s copper sector the one with highest growth potential in the world—Chilean expert Peruvian copper projects are solid, competitive and less costly in terms of energy needs, says the expert.
February 4, 2014 Trouble with Indonesian government leads to Newmont downgrade Analysts warn of increasing government pressure on miners in other jurisdictions as well.
February 4, 2014 Mining deals for about $10bn coming soon to a market near you—E&Y However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am