January 3, 2013 Chile delays copper, gold projects worth $39bn Nearly 25% of the mining copper and gold projects considered in the total 2012 portfolio for the country were hindered.
January 3, 2013 Are you a base metal growth bull or a gold gloom-and-doomer? Gold bugs say the global economy could collapse any day now.
January 2, 2013 BHP holds a whopping 1,425 permits in Peru BHP obtained 144 exploration permits in the South American country in 2012
January 2, 2013 Egypt halts Centamin gold exports Centamin was the only large producer in the country
January 2, 2013 Mining shares lead rally ignited by US fiscal cliff deal The FTSE 100 index rose 139 points to 6,037 points, the first time it has been above the 6,000 level in 17 months, with mining shares exceptionally high.
January 1, 2013 ETFs could push copper market back into ‘significant deficit’ 2013's surplus set to evaporate within three years says Macquarie.
January 1, 2013 $400m greenfield copper mines deal in Zambia THE International Finance Development Corporation (IFDC) has signed a US$400-million investment deal with a local firm for the development of the greenfield copper and emerald mines which will create 6,000…
January 1, 2013 LME takeover forces trading techies into race The firm, which provides trading infrastructure for LME clients and is one of the 22 founding members of HKEx's hosting services, said it has established low latency, or fast network,…
January 1, 2013 Subcontractors bring Caserones to a halt until February Currently, only 900 workers out of the usual 18,000 workers have showed up for work at the mine.
January 1, 2013 Mining industry successfully scuppered Aboriginal land rights in Australia during the 80’s Concerted campaign by the mining industry in collusion with Western Australia's Burke government thwarted efforts to give Aboriginal communities a greater say and share in resource development
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
