February 16, 2012 METALS-Copper hits two-week low as Greece delay sours mood Copper hit a two-week trough on Thursday, having lost ground for the last four sessions, after signs of a delay to a bailout for Greece soured sentiment and put the…
February 16, 2012 Crane logistics group gets A$100 million Olympic Dam contract Boom Logistics, Australia's leading provider of crane logistics and related industrial services, has confirmed that following a competitive tender process, it has secured a five year contract to supply crane…
February 15, 2012 Chile Drought Threatens Power at Mines as Reservoirs Dwindle Chile’s two-year drought has reduced water levels at reservoirs that supply power dams to 40 percent of capacity, threatening electricity generation for the country’s copper mines.
February 15, 2012 Rio Tinto and BHP to finance huge expansion at Escondida in Chile A week after announcing substantial profits and the expansion of their vast Western Australia iron ore operations, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) said yesterday that they would…
February 14, 2012 Vale resuming Sudbury operations, says no 2012 production impact Brazillian miner Vale SA said Tuesday it is gradually resuming mining at its underground nickel operations in Sudbury, Canada.
February 14, 2012 Copper down for third day in a row Copper rolled losses into a third straight day on Tuesday, hit by weaker-than-expected US retail sales data, persistent concerns about European debt, and scant Chinese purchases that may keep the…
February 14, 2012 Avrupa acquires porphyry copper gold target exploration license in Kosovo Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AVU) on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the Koritnik porphyry Cu-Au exploration license in southern Kosovo.
February 14, 2012 Anglo American/Codelco secret talks fiasco could extend legal battle up to five years After over two months of futile negotiations behind closed doors between Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco and global miner Anglo American, a resolution of the dispute that have seen both…
February 14, 2012 Teck buy-in rumour has Fortescue shares jumping 5% Fortescue Metals was up 5% Monday on rumours that Canadian coal and copper/zinc miner Teck Resources is making a play for the third-largest iron ore producer in Australia.
February 13, 2012 Philippines looking to revamp mining rules in latest example of resource nationalism The Philippines is taking a cue from South Africa, Australia and Zambia, all recent examples of government attempts to extract more revenues from their mining sectors and add more controls.
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
