January 5, 2012 First Quantum gets out of Congo with $1.25 billion asset sale First Quantum Minerals, the Vancouver-based copper miner embroiled in a dispute with the Congolese government over expropriation of one of its key assets, has sold its mines in the Central…
January 5, 2012 Union drops strike at First Quantum mine in Zambia Workers at First Quantum Minerals' Zambian copper/gold mine resumed work this morning after the country’s minister of labour intervened to end the two-day wage strike.
January 4, 2012 First Quantum suspends production at its copper/gold mine in Zambia First Quantum announced that it is suspending production at its 80%-owned Kansanshi copper/gold mine in Zambia due to a labour dispute that started yesterday.
January 4, 2012 LME copper falls as Europe worries offset US optimism London copper fell on Wednesday, snapping two days of gains, as worries that the financial crisis in the euro zone will slow […]
January 4, 2012 Canada’s Inmet Mining can go ahead with its Cobre Panama copper project Canada's Inmet Mining (TSX:IMN) reached a milestone after the government of Panama approved the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for its Cobre Panama copper project.
January 4, 2012 Exploration boosted by China’s $89m base metals deal CHINESE trader Guangdong Guangxin Holdings has signed an $89 million deal to boost its interests in Australian base metals by buying a quarter of the Mineral Hill copper and goldmine…
January 3, 2012 Imperial Metals Corporation: Huckleberry Mine expansion approved Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III) reports permit amendments for Huckleberry mine have been received. The board of directors of Huckleberry Mines Ltd. (HML) has formally approved the Main Zone Optimization (MZO)…
January 2, 2012 Widespread metal theft a sign of ‘moral collapse’ Al Jazeera reports that metal theft in England is widespread, and a British railway authority says that metal theft has cost them milllions.
January 2, 2012 Chile’s Codelco files documents to exercise US$6 billion Anglo option Chile's state copper company Codelco, the world's top producer, announced today that it has used its rights to exercise its disputed option to buy a 49 percent stake in global…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
