January 29, 2019

Mongolia, overseas investigators probe Oyu Tolgoi corruption claims as ex-minister re-arrested

An investigation is ongoing into suspected abuse of power - that former finance minister Bayartsogt held shares in a foreign company before the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement.

January 29, 2019

Rethinking mining strategies among the top-10 global trends to shape 2019

Mining companies now need to determine how to operate in a market that is characterized by rising stakeholder demands, a widening talent gap, as well as dwindling access to key…

January 27, 2019

Chilean miner Antofagasta studying $3 bln expansion at Centinela mine -paper

Antofagasta's copper production rose 3 percent to 725,300 tonnes last year, allowing the company to weigh potential expansion projects.

January 26, 2019

Codelco and Ennomotive challenged engineers to find creative uses for copper-graphene nanocomposite

Sixty-five engineers from 15 countries came up with ideas.

January 25, 2019

How microbes contribute to the formation of giant copper deposits

Researchers are studying the unusual Las Cruces deposit in southwestern Spain.

January 25, 2019

Explorex Resources scraps plans to buy battery metals project in Finland

The Canadian miner won't be buying the Hautalampi cobalt, nickel, copper project in eastern Finland at this time due to financing issues.

January 25, 2019

Flagship Volkswagen plant transforms for EV era

German carmaker will invest 870 million euros ($985 million) by 2020 to develop e-vehicle components, including batteries and charging stations.

January 24, 2019

Freeport profit misses expectations as copper prices drop

Freeport posted fourth-quarter net income of $140 million, or 9 cents per share, compared to $1.04 billion, or 70 cents per share.

January 24, 2019

Imperial 2018 output up, despite Mount Polley decision

For the full year, the company produced 75.3 million lb. of copper and 79,056 oz. of gold.

January 24, 2019

Indonesia releases new rules on export revenue repatriation

"It feels like the penalties are not balanced" - Hendra Sinadia, Indonesian Coal Mining Association.