February 17, 2012 Fool’s Gold? Pakistan mine rift exposes investor risk Pakistan's Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country's mining sector, but it's beginning to look…
February 17, 2012 Dust-up in Washington over Resolution Copper land-swap deal Arizona congressman Paul Gosar (R-Flagstaff), during a hearing today on the Department of the Interior's 2013 budget, took the opportunity to question Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on his department's opposition…
February 16, 2012 Mitsubishi to buy 18 pct stake in Peruvian copper mine Mitsubishi Corp. (8058) will pay an estimated 60-70 billion yen to acquire an 18.1% interest in a Peruvian copper mine that is expected to begin production around 2016, The Nikkei…
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.
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
