December 29, 2011

Anglo American and Codelco meet in court

Formerly called “The Disputed One,” Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine located northeast of Santiago, Chile, is living up to its name. The operation, which is expected to become the world's…

December 29, 2011

Chinese company buys $89 million stake in NSW copper mine

A once-abandoned copper mine in New South Wales, Australia is being revitalized through a partnership with a Chinese company.

December 28, 2011

Moly Mines won’t be developing its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum copper project

Due to the high Australian dollar and low molybdenum prices, Moly Mines says the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper project is sub-economic and the company won't be developing it.

December 28, 2011

London copper slips, breaking four days of gains

Prices of copper on the LME fell on Wednesday after poor housing data in the US raised concerns that demand for the metal could wane

December 28, 2011

Freeport’s Grasberg copper-gold ops contractor under pressure

Indonesian contractor KPI under pressure to settle with Unions to bring the strike at the massive Grasberg copper-gold mine to an end.

December 27, 2011

Mining – Chile – Mining regions receive just 5 pct of funds collected from royalty

Chile's mining regions are receiving just 5% of the funds collected from the royalty system being applied in the country to mining companies, according to lower house member Carlos Vilches…

December 27, 2011

Mining – Chile – Mining represents 70.1 pct of authorized FDI in 2011

Chile saw authorized foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2011 increase 4% compared to the prior year to a record US$13.8bn, of which US$9.67bn or 70.1% corresponds to mining, the economy…

December 27, 2011

Mining – Chile – Teck submits EIA for waste handling center at Quebrada Blanca

Vancouver-based Teck (NYSE: TCK) submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the Chilean environment ministry's (MMA) evaluation service for a US$1mn project to build a new, integrated waste...

December 27, 2011

Christmas light recyclers learn their tricks from miners

The Atlantic profiles Christmas light recyclers, a job that moved to China when the environmental restrictions in the U.S. became too onerous.

December 27, 2011

New partial roasting process to purify contaminated copper and gold concentrates

Outotec has come up with two new roasting processes for eliminating impurities from copper and gold concentrates.