Flooding worsens in Zambia
A worsening underground flood at Zambia’s Nkana mine has stopped copper production there altogether. The mine i…
Copper
Freeport may lose chunk of Grasberg
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) may have to sell a 9.36% of its massive Grasberg project in Indonesia to loc…
African Metals options large DRC land package
Vancouver – African Metals (AFR-V, AFMCF-O) has inked an option deal on a large land position in the Katanga copper…
Imperial-Taseko battle for bcMetals heats up
Vancouver — In the spirit of the holidays, both bcMetals’ (C-V, BMTLF-O) and Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) have…
Someone’s in talks with Monterrico
London-listed Monterrico Metals (MMTLF-O, MNA-L) has opened up a data room for a potential takeover bidder.Mont…
TNM’s 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding a…
Nord shareholders approve takeover
Shareholders of Nord Resources (NRDS-O) have approved a takeover bid by London-listed Platinum Diversified Mining (…
Copper falls as Chilean labour worries ease
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco has avoided a strike with two more of the six unions at its operations. …
Taseko eyes Gibraltar increase
Vancouver- Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-A) is eyeing a sharp increase in metal production at its flagship Gibraltar min…
Phelps OK’s DRC copper mine
US$650 million Cost to build Tenke Fungurume
Baja assessment approved (December 18, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for the Boleo copper project in the state of Baja California Sur, which will allow owner Ba…
Chariot on the fast track in Peru
Chariot Resources (CHD-T) is aiming to build itself into the next mid-tier copper producer — and it’s planning to …