June 13, 2013

Peru’s mining conflicts made country’s total social issues climb to 225 in May

Peru's ombudsman office warned about the renewed unrest in the Cajamarca region, where Newmont has its now halted $4.8 billion gold-copper Conga project.

June 13, 2013

Rio Tinto not shipping copper from Oyu Tolgoi any time soon: report

The market is closely watching the opening of Oyu Tolgoi, as fears about copper supply for the rest of 2013 continue to increase, affecting the red metal's price.

June 13, 2013

Lundin pays US$325 million for Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine

Underground nickel/copper mine in northern Michigan.

June 13, 2013

Trade commission approves Capstone Mining acquisition of Pinto Valley

The deal is estimated to be wrapped up by Q3 of this year.

June 12, 2013

Copper soars after Freeport McMoRan declares force majeure on Grasberg mine

Measure seeks to avoid liability on existing orders after production was suspended due to an accident.

June 11, 2013

McEwen Mining plunges after dialling back ambitions

Stock drops 7% after lowering its 3-year gold equivalent target by more than 20% or 85,000 ounces.

June 11, 2013

Some like it hot: The outlook for industrial metals

Analyst Lisa Morrison discusses the price outlook for 26 commodities over the next four years and gives them a temperature rating from hot to freezing.

June 11, 2013

Grim BRICs news pushes copper to 5-week lows

Copper price slumps 1.8% as Brazil, Russia, India and China growth slows to 2009 levels.

June 11, 2013

Rio Tinto to start copper exports from Oyu Tolgoi this week

Company is said to have invited reporters to attend a ceremony at the mine this Friday to celebrate its first shipment.

June 11, 2013

Queensland miner switching to 100% local workforce

At the start of 2013, the company was flying in and out 70 workers from other areas of Australia.