Freeport’s $2 billion Chile sale hits snag
Phoenix-based copper giant want to to sell its Candelaria copper-gold mine to Canada's Lundin Mining.
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Palladium price sets fresh 13-year high
But platinum slide continues despite Ukraine escalation.
Codelco production up, copper price slump trims down profit
Pre-tax profit dropped 27% in the first half to $1.3 billion.
Iron ore prices approaching 5-year low
Monthly loss up to 8.4%
Coal shortage cripples half of India’s power plants
They barely have enough to last a week, the lowest level since one of the world's worst blackouts hit the country in 2012.
Former uranium miner to pay $500,000 for clean-up in the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Homestake Mining reached an agreement requiring the company to assess contamination and address safety hazards at four abandoned uranium mines.
Glencore’s Dominican mine in limbo after national park plan approved
The country’s legislators approved this week a ruling that declares the region surrounding the mine a national park, affecting Glencore's ability to expand it.
Why Mount Polley failed
Jack Caldwell speculates on why Mt. Polley failed by examining the satellite images.
Potash: Come back Baumgertner, all is forgiven
One year after Vladislav Baumgertner blasted the global potash market wide open, the now ex-Uralkali CEO's predictions seem to be playing itself out.
