March 19, 2016 Cobalt, conflict minerals, and ‘unjustified stigmatisation’ of producers The need for responsible mining practices is not new and has for many years been at the top of the agenda for many large scale mining companies.
March 17, 2016 March mining madness as copper, iron ore prices rebound Volatile metal and mining stocks enjoy another huge rally Thursday as copper jumps to four-and-a-half month high and the iron ore price surges 5.5%.
March 10, 2016 Wellgreen Platinum announces $10 million equity investment by Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund L.P. Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund, a special purpose acquisition company headed by Thomas Kaplan, has invested $10 million of equity in Wellgreen Platinum, a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
March 10, 2016 First Quantum sells nickel-copper-platinum mine in Finland for $712 million Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden AB will pay cash for Kevitsa mine.
March 9, 2016 PDAC 2016 Convention exceeds 22,000 attendees Optimism and opportunity abounded at the PDAC 2016 Convention of The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in spite of recent industry challenges, indicating a positive shift in sentiment amongst…
March 8, 2016 Copper, nickel prices retreat on weak Chinese export data Traders were quick to hit their sell buttons as official figures released in Beijing today showed exports in February were down a whopping 25.4 percent from the previous year.
March 8, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: The extraordinary metals in an iPhone 6s Today, we open up one of the world's most popular mobile handsets - the iPhone - to see what metals and materials make it all possible!
March 6, 2016 Huge Minnesota copper-nickel mine clears environmental hurdle PolyMet says the NorthMet Project will annually produce 72 million pounds of copper, 15.4 million pounds of nickel, 720,000 pounds of cobalt and 106,000 troy ounces of precious metals.
March 4, 2016 Mining stocks in once-a-decade rally Friday's jump in copper and iron ore prices propel mining stocks to biggest weekly gain since 2008.
March 1, 2016 Warning of another string of mining bankruptcies in 2016 Rate of corporate defaults could be double historical average going back to 1920 says new study.
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
