Telegraph.co.uk

Mining Deals to Pile Up Wall Street Journal ... global mining heavyweights like Vale SA, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, as well as put pressure on midsize players to either team up or grow through acquisitions. At stake: resources like coal, copper and iron ore that are crucial to a booming Asia. A merger fit for world dominationFinancial Times Copper Down; Eyes on Possible Glencore-Xstrata MergerCopper Investing News SOUTHERN COMFORT: SMI and the merger between Glencore and XstrataAsian Correspondent Reuters -The Australian -Bloomberg all 179 news articles »

Copper Mining ETFs Head-to-Head Zacks.com While obviously this has been good news for those who are holding onto copper ETNs such as JJC—prices of this note have gained close to 21% in the past three months—copper mining equities have also been huge beneficiaries as well. and more »

Khaama Press

Afghan copper mine income to increase by $163 Million Khaama Press By Ghanizada - Sun Feb 05, 9:56 am According to officials in the Ministry of Mines of Afghanistan, the budgeted income as a result of the Ainak copper mine is expected to reach $163 million by the end of the Afghan year once the Chinese Comapny MCC ... and more »

Anglo Pacific carves out niche in mining sector MarketWatch LN ) is a rare breed for a mining sector-focused company. It's primary business isn't running a mine or owning a deposit, but securing royalties from a mine's revenue stream and in turn providing long-term, secure revenue streams for its shareholders. and more »

First Phase Completion of Copper Mine Project Announced by VersaFlex SprayFoam.com By Ryan Spencer SOUTHERN AZ - February 3, 2012 - VersaFlex Incorporated has recently announced the completion of Phase 1 of a polyurea coating project at a copper mine in the southern Arizona desert. VersaFlex, who supplied the polyurea materials, ... and more »

BusinessLIVE

Mining chiefs get it together at Cape Town's Indaba Sydney Morning Herald NGEx has taken 50 million shares of Namibian Copper, plus a $7.5 million cash payment upon the successful commencement of commercial mining operations in Eritrea. ''We're very excited about it,'' Ikin told Garimpeiro over the weekend. Africa set for a bigger mineral potMining MX all 13 news articles »

Mayor backs mining firm's bid for certificate reconsideration Sun.Star The local Catholic Church, which is staunchly opposing the Tampakan copper-gold project, rejoiced the denial of the ECC and urged the Provincial Government to stay firm with the open-pit mining ban policy. In coming out to help Sagittarius Mines in its ... Pit of madnessInquirer.net all 6 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Miners look to a future of automated operations Globe and Mail The company said its projects, such as Resolution Copper in Arizona and the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia, will rely on automation for underground block cave mining. Rio's technology team is working to improve the speed and safety of ... and more »

Mitsubishi to Double Copper Output After Chile Mine Expansion Bloomberg The Tokyo-based trading house's copper production will rise to 250000 metric tons, compared with 140000 tons last year, Mitsubishi said Feb. 1 in an earnings statement on its website. The increase is due to an expansion at the Los Bronces mine in Chile ... BULL IN COPPER SHOPCreamer Media's Mining Weekly all 4 news articles »

Florence mine critics tweet their discontent Arizona Republic 4, 2012 05:46 PM The public-relations team representing homebuilders in the Florence area who are trying to stop a copper mine near town went on a Twitter assault recently to bash the mine. Curis Resources Inc., a division of Canadian mining company ...