September 6, 2012 Inmet Mining to make $112 million bid for Petaquilla Minerals The Toronto-based company said the bid of 48 cents per share in cash represents a 37% premium at the close of Petaquilla's trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
September 6, 2012 Anti-mining protests take a toll on Peru’s foreign investment Instead of the lauded $6 billion in mining invested forecasted for 2013 earlier this year, SNMPE says the country’s sector will attract about $4 billion.
September 6, 2012 Brazil’s Vale to make billions off copper-devouring microbes Vale has teamed up with the University of São Paulo to identify bacteria and fungi capable of eating copper in a move which could generate an additional $1.4 billion in…
September 5, 2012 How long before the Earth’s bounty runs out – a future history Scientific American provides a detailed, hypothetical response to the question which has no doubt crossed the mind of anyone involved with the mining sector - how long before the Earth's…
September 5, 2012 Torex expands gold-copper-silver discovery south of the Balsas River TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 4, 2012) - Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX:TXG) is pleased to report that drilling results continue to expand the gold-copper-silver mineralization at…
September 5, 2012 Canadian Arctic mining boom draws in China-backed MMG The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.
September 4, 2012 Baja Mining’s partners indecisive on further funding for Mexico project Canadian Baja Mining (TSX:BAJ) shareholders continue to be anxious about the future of the company’s flagship Boleo project in Mexico, as its South Korean partners were unable to decide on…
September 4, 2012 Chile’s Codelco kicks off $3.5 billion copper mine expansion Chilean state-own Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, began construction of the access tunnels to the new level of its El Teniente copper mine on Tuesday.
September 4, 2012 KGHM copper’s Canadian unit returns to profit -CEO Europe's No.2 copper producer KGHM said on Tuesday its recently acquired Canadian unit Quadra FNX had returned to profit after the first seven months of the year.
September 4, 2012 Kiska Metals surges 19% on Thorn results Kiska Metals Corporations shares were up almost 19% (at 12:15 ET) Tuesday as the company announced updated results for its Thorn Property in northwestern British Columbia, sent by partner Brixton…
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
