Thursday
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02 Sep 2010
The Perth-based copper miner Equinox Minerals has started a quest for additional acquisitions now that the Lumwana copper project in Zambia is bedded down.
Thursday
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02 Sep 2010
The red metal hit a new four-month peak in early trade in Shanghai but worries about the latest set of US payroll numbers out Friday are keeping gains capped
Thursday
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02 Sep 2010
The miner raised its bid for the junior copper miner from Brazil several times in a share tender on Wednesday but, failed to win a controlling stake
Wednesday
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01 Sep 2010
As negotiations continue regarding the financial investment agreement for the massive Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, Tethyan Copper Company submitted a feasibility study to the government of Balochistan.
Wednesday
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01 Sep 2010
Igor Sechin told reporters that he sees no sense in a merger of the two companies because they are connected neither through production, nor infrastructure
Wednesday
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01 Sep 2010
Lundin Mining CEO Phil Wright said exploration has continued to increase estimates of copper reserves and resources at the company's Neves-Corvo copper mine in Portugal.
Tuesday
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31 Aug 2010
Arguably supply constraints and growing China and developing world consumption make a strong case for the continuation of the copper bull market.
Tuesday
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31 Aug 2010
Jitters about the health of the global economy has been causing investors to exit long positions in copper and move into gold futures.
Thursday
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26 Aug 2010
South Korea may soon gain the right to help develop half of the world's lithium reserves which lie underneath the salt flats of Lake Uyuni in Bolivia.
Wednesday
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25 Aug 2010
Antofagasta says the copper concentrate market remains in deficit, while the mining industry's molybdenum production is limited.
Tuesday
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24 Aug 2010
The world's biggest aluminium company by market value also reported a loss in Q2 as it was hit by a domestic supply glut that weighed on metal prices.
Tuesday
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24 Aug 2010
Base metals were steady in both London and Shanghai on Tuesday but analysts said a dearth of compelling data would likely see them range-bound
Monday
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23 Aug 2010
The group posted a net profit of $78.11m but added, a domestic supply glut dragged the aluminium maker's second-quarter earnings into the red
Monday
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23 Aug 2010
Reputations on the line as First Quantum says it will pursue "all legal remedies available to maintain its exclusive rights to the Kolwezi Project and Frontier mine", including against third parties.
Monday
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23 Aug 2010
"Never have so few words brought such happiness to an entire nation," Chile's President declared as he read a note to the nation from the 33 trapped miners who say they are alive and well.
Saturday
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21 Aug 2010
Credit Suisse analyst Michael Shillaker has gone on record as predicting $10,000 copper by 2010, but this could yet be a fairly modest prediction
Friday
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20 Aug 2010
London-based Kazakh miner, ENRC, buys control of controversial DRC assets for USD 175m effectively giving it control of former FQM and Africo properties.
Thursday
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19 Aug 2010
Strength in Chinese stainless steel output and recovery in Europe could give nickel prices a good boost towards the end of the year.
Thursday
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19 Aug 2010
The group stated that a court decision won by the national miners' union is not valid for the resumption of a strike at the copper pit.