Chinese copper and gold producer Zijin Mining Group (HK: 2899) revealed on Friday it is in talks with Zangge Mining’s top two ...

WMC (WMC-N) has run into more operational difficulties at its massive Olympic Dam copper smelter in South Australia, and will suffer depressed earnings for the next ...

Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has eliminated all of its outstanding indebtedness by converting $6.9 million in secured convertible notes held by Miramar Mining (MAE-T) into shares at 15 apiece.

Smithers, B.C. -- After streamlining operations at Kemess South, 250 km north of here, Northgate Explorations (NGX-T) has turned its attention to expanding resources at the Kemess North project, 5.5 ...

VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.

Nickel continued to lead the revived base metal market during the Aug. 4-10 report period, with prices climbing 12 cents to US$2.91 per lb. thanks to a combination of growing demand, shrinking stocks ...

Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) says it’s achieved its annual production guidance for the sixth consecutive year even after a brief ...

US iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) is acquiring AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) in an all-share transaction valued at US$1.1 billion. Cliffs, North America’s largest producer of iron ore pellets, ...

If you blinked you might have missed the news last week but it was extraordinary: Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) and the Quebec government announced they are building a commercial-scale demonstration ...

Energy companies have recruited geological talent from the University of Calgary for decades, so it’s no surprise that Randy Turner joined the sector after earning his B.Sc. degree in 1971. It was a ...

Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-O) and Nikanor (nkr-l) are planning a merger that would create Africa's biggest copper producer and become the world's biggest cobalt producer by 2011.The $2.1-billion ...

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