June 21, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk? The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.
June 21, 2013 First Nations in Ontario’s resource-rich ‘Ring of Fire’ to receive negotiation boost Former Liberal Party of Canada interim leader Bob Rae will represent nine First Nations groups.
June 13, 2013 Lundin pays US$325 million for Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine Underground nickel/copper mine in northern Michigan.
June 11, 2013 Asteroid mining firm hires former White House officer Peter Marquez, former director of space policy under US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is Planetary Resources’s new vice president for global engagement.
June 10, 2013 Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.
June 5, 2013 New Philippines mining tax sees 10-fold revenue increase Foreign investment has halved in two years and far-reaching amendments to 1995 mining law not likely to encourage new projects.
June 3, 2013 Survey of mining executives reveals renewed pessimism in the sector Iron ore, molybdenum and nickel are the main commodities executives see as having the highest likelihood of depreciating in value over the next three years.
June 2, 2013 Report: China starts stockpiling metals again The Chinese State Reserves Bureau has returned to the nickel market in a big way. Copper may be next.
May 29, 2013 Planetary Resources wants to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors Promises 'a telescope for everyone.'
May 20, 2013 United Nations publishes first plan for deep sea mining Companies could apply for mining licences as soon as 2016 to extract gold, copper and more.
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
