June 6, 2013 Force majeure at large Chinese copper producer, supply cut by half China’s third largest copper producer announcement comes only a few weeks after outages at two large copper mines in Indonesia and the US.
June 6, 2013 Leading opponent of $5bn Newmont Conga mine in legal trouble The Peruvian regional president allegedly awarded "contracts to a local businessman in violation of rules on transparent bids."
June 6, 2013 Vedanta halts plan to cut jobs in Zambian mines Measure is expected to reduce tensions with the Zambian government, which threatened to take over the mine in May.
June 5, 2013 Are you swayed or afraid? Michael Kosowan of Sprott Global Resource Investments says words "gold" and "opportunity" can coexist in the same sentence.
June 5, 2013 New Philippines mining tax sees 10-fold revenue increase Foreign investment has halved in two years and far-reaching amendments to 1995 mining law not likely to encourage new projects.
June 5, 2013 Glencore Xstrata shelves $139 million copper mine expansion project Company confirmed Wednesday it had dismissed contractor Macmahon Holdings, which was hired for the project.
June 5, 2013 Mongolia shakes its ‘Asia’s mineral state’ reputation, pushes renewables Government will also introduce new environmental laws.
June 5, 2013 Glencore gives contractor the boot on New South Wales project Contractor Macmahon is seeking clarification for the decision.
June 5, 2013 Road blockade forces Rio Alto to suspend production at its Peruvian mine Local activists are protesting the Peruvian judicial system, the local district attorney and the state police force.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
