VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…
Xstrata’s (XTA-L) coal division is wasting little time in advancing its recently secured coal fields in B.C.’s Peace River region, as it and 25% joint-venture partner JX Nippon Oil and Energy launch into a $35-million prefeasibility…
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) is shifting gears as it adjusts to Rio Tinto (RIO-N) having acquired a majority ownership stake in the company, and first production approaches at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine in Mongolia.Ivanhoe released…
VANCOUVER — Change and progress are the name of the game for Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) as the company adjusts to a takeover by Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) and approaches first production at its world-class Oyu…
As global diversified miners BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) look to step out of the diamond business, a third, Anglo American (AAL-L), is diving in deeper….
These are interesting times for an industry that is still recovering from the Great Recession. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced in recent months that they’re looking to leave the…
When Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) lost BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) as a 51% partner at Chidliak late last year, it didn’t look good for the junior. BHP’s withdrawal from the project…
A dispute between Anglo American (AAUKY-Q) and Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco over the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile has devolved into a public spat in the Chilean courts and international press.
VANCOUVER — NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group…
Vancouver — A dispute between Anglo American (AAUKY-Q, AAL-L) and Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco over the Los Bronces copper mine in Chile has devolved into a public spat in the Chilean courts and international press.
Facing legal, political and regulatory challenges before the permitting process has even begun, the Hunter Dickinson Group’s Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-N, NAK-X) appears to be swimming against the current at its giant Pebble…
Twin tragedies bookended four months of turbulence and change at the Bokoni platinum mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
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