Will a dry spell in Chile curb a global oversupply of copper?
A raging seven-year drought affecting copper-rich Chile is making miners grow anxious, with BHP and Anglo American already reporting an impact in their operations.
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Rio’s Turquoise Hill gets rid of remaining stake in SouthGobi
Chinese Novel Sunrise Investments has agreed to buy 48.7 million shares in SouthGobi —which was once worth over US$2.4 billion —for 35 cents per share in cash.
Union claims Canada did nothing to stop mining abuses in Mexico
Allegations are based on internal documents obtained from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).
IMAGE GALLERY: Here is what CAT’s new headquarters will look like
Take a peek at the six-block campus Caterpillar plans to build.
Apple puts batteries at the centre of its EV masterplan
Law suit exposes Apple's electric vehicle ambitions; Supply chain excellence key to company cutting battery costs and increasing volume for secret EV plan, Project Titan
Greek govt. vows not to touch Eldorado’s mine
But it is going ahead with a thorough review of permits related to a proposed processing plant at the site.
INFOGRAPHIC: Silver series – who controls the world’s supply (part 2 of 4)
Within the Earth’s crust, there is 1 gram of silver for every 12.5 tonnes of earth (27,600 lbs). This makes silver very difficult to find. To understand silver supply, we must first discover how economic silver deposits form.
South Africa drops out of top 10 in Africa for mining investment
Namibia and Botswana top the latest mining investment attractiveness index for the continent and move into top 25 worldwide.
CHARTS: Gold vs Fed debt shows fair price today is $1,800
The Buffet indicator shows how unsustainable is the stock market rally. $18 trillion in easy Fed money shows how undervalued gold is.
