July 13, 2012 Ousted Vale CEO back with a bang Brazilian billionaire André Esteves has teamed up with Roger Agnelli, kicked out of iron ore giant Vale by government shareholders last year, to create their own mining company with an…
July 13, 2012 Baja Mining only has enough money for Boleo project for two more weeks The Canadian mining company continues to struggle with cost overruns at its flagship Boleo mine in Mexico, the company has not yet received any funding proposals for the project and…
July 13, 2012 Virginia grants 207,250 stock options Announced today, Virginia Mines has granted 207,250 stock options to its directors, officers, employees and service providers at $9.00 a share.
July 13, 2012 Solomon changes exploration focus to tin, signs option agreement on Rurembo property, Rwanda, to complete private placement to raise $500,000 Solomon has changed exploration focus to tin, signed an option agreement on the Rurembo Property in Rwanda and is set to complete a private placement to raise $500,000.
July 13, 2012 Anglo’s $3 billion copper mine in Peru is a go Despite the recent deadly and divisive disputes over mining projects in Peru, London-based mining giant Anglo American got the green light from the regional government of Moquegua for its $3…
July 13, 2012 Copper makes salmon vulnerable to predators Minute amounts of copper in rivers can deaden a spawning salmon’s ability to detect danger in rivers. Jenifer McIntyre, a postdoctoral research […]
July 12, 2012 Here we go again: Anglo, Codelco talks extended London-based Anglo American and Chile's state-owned Codelco have not come to an agreement, said the world’s largest copper producer Thursday, instead they have agreed to extend the talks until mid…
July 12, 2012 TomaGold corporation awards DIAGNOS a contract to use its artificial intelligence technology to target gold and copper DIAGNOS will assist Tomagold by using its CARDS (Computer Aided Resource Detection Software) technology, which makes it possible to identify the sites having the same signature as known mines and…
July 12, 2012 Chile’s largest open pit copper mine goes underground Chile’s largest open pit copper mine, Chuquicamata, has officially started its conversion towards underground mining. The project will cost Codelco over $2 billion in the preliminary phase but will substantially…
July 12, 2012 Mongolia kingmaker: ‘Fix’ Oyu Tolgoi ‘shadow masters’ and ‘scare to death’ Tavan Tolgoi oligarchs The Facebook page of the junior partner in the likely ruling coalition post the Mongolian elections makes for scary reading.
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
