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…
January 2, 2012 Grasberg copper-gold mine workers’ return to work delayed again According to a senior union official, workers at Freeport's huge Indonesian copper-gold mining unit have delayed their return to work again and may now restart work Tuesday
China central bank keeps buying gold as bull run hits brakes Bullion held by the People’s Bank of China rose by 40,000 troy ounces last month. February 08, 2026 | 08:25 am
