November 29, 2018 Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.
November 29, 2018 Indonesian president calls for Freeport deal to be wrapped up quickly For Indonesian President Joko Widodo, seeking reelection next year, getting a majority stake in the mine for Indonesia would be a political boon.
November 29, 2018 Dunnedin acquires MPD porphyry project Earlier this week, the company updated readers on its exploration program at the Kahuna kimberlite.
November 29, 2018 Codelco copper output, profit falls as costs rise Mine output fell 3 percent in the first nine months of the year as ore grades sharply declined, leading to a 12 percent drop in pretax profit.
November 28, 2018 Surge acquires copper-gold mineral mountain property in Omineca mining division The company stated that the region is host to numerous operating mines.
November 28, 2018 Indian court panel says state government overreached by closing Vedanta smelter The company was not given any notice or opportunity to explain its position.
November 28, 2018 Chile to lease inactive licenses held by top miners to juniors Move allows major companies to lease to juniors all or part of assets they are not actively developing.
November 28, 2018 Troilus Gold to bring historic Quebec mine back into production The combination of the 4,700-hectare Troilus Gold property with the 11,309-hectare Troilus North property will create a 16,000-hectare exploration property in Quebec's Frotet-Evans greenstone belt.
November 28, 2018 M2 Cobalt advances exploration at Uganda mine The Vancouver junior mobilized a second drill rig and commenced drilling at two targets of its Bujagali mine.
November 28, 2018 Strike briefly shuts down operations at BHP’s Spence mine in Chile Move followed the dismissal of 49 workers and eight supervisors, union President Ronald Salcedo said.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm