July 4, 2014

North River secures $12m to restart Namib mine, shares shoot up

Deal will allow North River to fast-track the development of its flagship lead and zinc mine.

July 3, 2014

Freeport-McMoran mulls selling one of largest copper mines in Chile

Sale of Candelaria mine could raise several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter quoted by WSJ.com.

June 26, 2014

Copper price: Emptying warehouses spark red hot streak

The copper price has defied all predictions of a steep decline this year and is now honing in on 4-month high after the longest rally since 2005.

June 17, 2014

Freeport, Indonesia make headway towards settling copper exports impasse

The parts agreed on basic framework for contract renegotiations for Grasberg mine.

June 11, 2014

Asteroids mined for fuel to generate trillion dollar market, says firm

Orbiting spacecraft could be refuelled with water taken from asteroids—but some experts doubt the economics.

May 19, 2014

Bismuth – a window to the future

This scarce industrial metal has characteristics similar to lead, but is non-toxic.

May 15, 2014

Ivanhoe studies options for African projects facing funding crunch, shares plunge

The Kamoa and Kipushi projects make up 83% of the Ivanhoe's net asset value.

May 14, 2014

Big bump for Trevali shares after positive PEA for Caribou

Restart of past-producing zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold mine in New Brunswick now set for second quarter next year.

May 8, 2014

CHART: Yawning gap opens up between US stocks, metal prices

The two used to be joined at the hip, but now one or the other has lost touch with reality.

April 20, 2014

Peru set to regain world’s second largest copper producer place this year

The South American nation lost the title to China in 2012.