September 4, 2012 Carpathian files NI 43-101 technical report on the Rovina Valley Project, Romania, which details a measured + indicated resource of 7.2 million ounces gold plus 1.42 billion pounds of copper The updated resource estimate for the Rovina Valley project is 7.19 million ounces of gold and 1.42 billion pounds of copper in the measured + indicated categories
September 4, 2012 Copper prices gain on stimulus hopes Copper rose to a one-week high in Monday trading on heightened expectations of stimulus packages following the release of weak Chinese data.
September 2, 2012 Peru lifts state of emergency over Conga mine The Peruvian government confirmed it will end Monday a state of emergency imposed in early July in the country’s northern region, where violent protests against Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) controversial $4.8…
September 1, 2012 Lego robots teach students in hope of filling hi-tech skills gap A school in Western Australia has adopted the innovative pedagogic technique of using Lego robotics to teach students about mining processes, with the long-term goal of providing skilled tech-savvy workers…
August 31, 2012 Chile’s Codelco 1st half profit falls 31 percent The world's largest copper company Codelco said the average price of copper dropped 14 percent from last year.
August 31, 2012 India looks for rare earths under the sea India is already building a rare-earth mineral processing plant in the east coast state of Orissa and will invest $135 million in a new exploration ship and the refurbishing of…
August 30, 2012 Conga remains key for Newmont Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) $4.8 billion copper-gold project in Cajamarca Peru remains as one of the company’s priorities, but further development will be done on a very measured basis, told MINING.com…
August 30, 2012 Xstrata kicks off production at Mount Margaret mine London listed Xstrata (LON:XTA) started Thursday copper production at its $310 million (A$300) Mount Margaret operation in north-west Queensland, Australia.
August 30, 2012 Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…
August 30, 2012 Australia pushes for expansion into African mining Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.
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
