October 8, 2012 Aluminium spearheading substitution of costly copper Copper, enjoying much superiority over any other metal in electrical and thermal conductivity and also ductility, is today about four times as expensive as aluminium.
October 7, 2012 Commodity stocks: improving returns with no extra volatility The power of commodities enhances a portfolio
October 5, 2012 Baja Mining announces additional funding provided for Boleo project construction to continue Baja Mining Corp. announces that the Korean Consortium has advanced US$6.7 million to Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V.
October 5, 2012 Kloppers offloads $5 million BHP stock. Don’t worry it’s just a tax thing At the same time the 50-year-old boss of the world's number one miner also pocketed 300,000 BHP shares worth more than $10 million thanks to the company's employee share incentive…
October 5, 2012 China and Chile join forces during Asia Copper Week The world’s most important copper companies will gather next month in Shanghai in an event organized by the Chinese’s city Futures Exchange (SHFE) and Chile’s Centre or Copper and Mining…
October 5, 2012 Nevada Copper to purchase 17.8% of Mercator Minerals Nevada Copper Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Pala Investments Limited dated October 4, 2012, pursuant to which Nevada Copper has…
October 5, 2012 Australia plays risky balancing game with Asian suitors bearing FTA’s Australia faces the parlous challenge of juggling trade relations with the three key East Asian economies, all of whom covet free trade agreements with the antipodean continent in order to…
October 4, 2012 Mariana Resources takes a stake in promising gold project in Peru Australia-based Mariana Resources (LON:MARL) (TSX:MRY) , an exploration and development company focused in southern Argentina and Chile, announced Thursday it signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Canadian junior Condor…
October 4, 2012 Chile’s appeals court to hear injunction request against Barrick’s Pascua Lama A Chilean appeals court has accepted a request for an injunction against Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) and its Pascua Lama project, filed by a group of northern natives…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
