March 4, 2012 Two top copper mines in Zambia shut down Two of Zambia's largest copper mines, Glencore's Mopani and Xstrata's Kansanshi were shut over the weekend; the former over health concerns and the other after workers downed tools.
March 4, 2012 Shanghai copper stocks at highest since Aug ’02 Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to their highest in nearly a decade, data showed yesterday, suggesting oversupply in top copper consumer China where demand…
March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Taseko Mines sues Wilderness Committee for defamation Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX: TKO) has filed suit against Vancouver’s Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) and its outreach director, Sven Biggs, for defamation regarding the mining company’s New Prosperity copper-gold…
March 2, 2012 Ecuador to sign $1.4 billion copper contract but Kinross gold project stalled Chinese-owned mining company Ecuacorriente will sign a contract to invest $1.4 billion over five years for extracting copper in Ecuador's southern Amazon, reports local newspaper La Republica.
March 2, 2012 Workers down tools at Kansanshi copper mine Zambia Daily Mail reports that workers at the Kansanshi copper mine have gone on strike.
March 2, 2012 Northern BC property hosts a billion pounds of copper Consolidated Woodjam Copper, a tiny Canadian junior worth some $16 million on the Toronto exchange, rocketed 12.3% Thursday on news of a stellar initial resource estimate on the Woodjam property…
March 1, 2012 Oyu Tolgoi sucks up cash and Ivanhoe must sell off assets. Investors chase stock up 5% betting on rich buyers After steady gains throughout the day Ivanhoe Mines – building one of the richest copper and gold mines in the world – ended Thursday up 5.47% after CEO and founder…
March 1, 2012 Baja Mining advises shareholders: Don’t trust the Mount Kellett wolf in sheep’s clothing; only shareholders can protect the company from Mount Kellett’s creeping takeover Baja responds to misleading statements by dissident shareholder Mount Kellett Master Fund II A L.P., and highlights Mount Kellett's failure to address seven critical facts in its dissident circular. Baja…
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
