July 24, 2013 Public hearings begin over proposed $1bn BC gold mine Federal environmental agency rejected the proposal in 2010.
July 24, 2013 Challenging a long-held assumption about commodities The bull market in commodities last decade was mainly a reflection of a sustained fall in the U.S. dollar.
July 23, 2013 Freeport profit down 32%, to cut capital spending by $1.9bn As a result of the almost two months stoppage at Grasberg, the miner lost about 125 million pounds of copper and 125,000 ounces of gold in the quarter.
July 23, 2013 Copper costs up, grades down: Metals Economics Group New copper mine capital costs up by 15% per year over the past 20 years.
July 23, 2013 Is it still possible to make money on junior mining stocks? Liquidity is a problem for junior stocks.
July 22, 2013 Zambia lets First Quantum restart dam project halted since May The dam is key for the supply of water to the company’s Sentinel copper mine and the planned Enterprise nickel project.
July 22, 2013 Large miners affected by cost of desalinating water in Chile: twice as much as in the US Along with the global squeeze affecting the mining industry, large companies operating in Chile are facing escalating costs related to assuring water supply for their operations.
July 20, 2013 Buyers line up for Glencore Xstrata’s massive Peru copper mine Bids for the three Las Bambas open pits which will also produce significant quantities of gold, silver and molybdenum as by-product are streaming in.
July 20, 2013 US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.
July 19, 2013 Atlas Copco suffers weak demand for mining gear The company expects third quarter overall group demand to stabilize.
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
