Freeport sells prized African copper mine
Tenke Fungurume in the DRC goes for $2.65 billion to China Molybdenum – Freeport also offloading Africa exploration project and cobalt refinery in Europe.
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John Hathaway: $1.3B fund manager: Silver is a barometer for resource interest and it’s registering ZERO
Tocqueville Gold Fund manager, John Hathaway is convinced the gold bottom is behind us simply because of the lack of people involved in the sector outside the core long term investors.
Major correction underway for mining stocks
Monday mayhem as metals rally evaporates and mining's top names are dumped – Anglo's losses since a week ago now 28%, Freeport has plunged 25%.
Lucara’s Constellation diamond sells for record $63 million
The record sale is likely to ramp up speculation about how much a second Lucara diamond — the "Lesedi la Rona" — will fetch at auction next month.
Making mining cleaner and safer with battery driven equipment
Atlas Copco launches its first battery driven product within the mining and underground segment.
Production at giant Arctic diamond mine just weeks away
Gahcho Kué, the world's largest new diamond mine under development, is now 94% complete with first production planned for the second half of this year.
Glencore buys major stake in troubled Aussie iron ore miner
It now owns 8.47% of Atlas Iron, which gives Glencore direct exposure to iron ore production.
Eldorado Gold to restart construction of Skouries mine
Greek authorities have finally approved an updated technical study for the project, which clears the way for the proposed mine.
Boart Longyear sees opportunity for product diversification in Europe
Mining equipment manufacturers have been feeling the pain of the commodities price lull for the past five years, but it is the lean times that usually foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation.