January 16, 2012 Quadra 2011 copper output falls Canada’s Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. (QUX-T15.30----%), which has signed a deal to be bought by a Polish government-backed miner, said Monday its production was down slightly in the fourth quarter,…
January 16, 2012 The battle of Los Azules: TNR Gold vs Minera Andes in copper showdown Last week witnessed a tit-for-tat press release exchange between $11M market cap TNR Gold [TNR – TSX.V] and $549M market cap Minera Andes [MAI – TSX] over a hotly contested…
January 16, 2012 Good African gold and copper mining juniors offer serious opportunities: Welch Recent trips to Africa have bolstered Chris Welch's conviction that mining plays in Africa are being overlooked, but it's not too late for investors to get in on the ground…
January 16, 2012 Eurometeaux gears up for EU carbon tax talks The metals lobby group is gearing up to meet with the European commission at the end of January to persuade it to grant the sector full exemption from the indirect…
January 16, 2012 Peru’s Dec Cabinet shuffle boosts presidents’ approval rating According to an Ipsos Apoyo poll, President Ollanta Humala's Cabinet shuffle following fierce protests against Newmont Mining's Conga project lifted his approval rating as it rose to 54% in January.
January 16, 2012 Pan Pacific plans to resume Saganoseki smelter in a month Japan's largest copper smelter said Monday it aims to resume its Saganoseki copper smelter in about a month, after a fire damaged facilities and forced it to halt operations on…
January 16, 2012 Deloitte predicted the Peru Newmont Cajamarca debacle Would you believe any government, anywhere, that promises to spend $1.6 B on roads and bridges to nowhere, while the mines pollute the local water and fill lakes with tailings?
January 15, 2012 Rare copper penny minted in 1793 sells for $1.38 million A rare U.S. penny from 1793 was sold for $1.38 million at an auction during the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando, officials said. The coin bought this weekend was…
January 14, 2012 Eriez save Serbian copper mine from damaged crushers Copper Mine BOR in Eastern Serbia, which is one of the largest copper mines in Europe, has installed an Eriez Metalarm 3600 Hawk Metal Detector to protect their crushers.
January 14, 2012 Peru to spend $1.6 billion on Cajamarca’s poor, Newmont could restart Conga in March The Wall Street Journal reports Peru on Friday announced a programme of social and infrastructure investments in its poor Cajamarca region aimed at winning over local protesters who have brought…
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