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DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 41
File: Kenny Katombe/Reuters
<p>At least 41 artisanal miners were killed when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned by Swiss-based mining giant Glencore collapsed in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the provincial governor has said.<br />The accident occurred on Thursday ...
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Freeport Indonesia’s mining permit extended until June
MINING.com   03 January 2018   Indonesia   Papua  
Freeport's iconic Grasberg mine in Papua should have produced 450 000 tonnes of copper and 1.6m ounces of gold in 2017. (Image from archives.)
<p>Indonesia&rsquo;s government has extended until June 30, 2018, the temporary special mining permit it issued to PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of US-based Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX).</p> <p>The permit was issued to allow the miner to continue exporting ...
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DEUTSCHE BANK: Africa is becoming a much safer place — and that's good news for miners
Business Insider   22 October 2015   Africa   Africa  
United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers from Nigeria on patrol, March 16, 2008.
<p>Excitement about investment opportunities in Africa is often considered to be a sign of a market that has reached its zenith. With no low-hanging fruit in developing Asia or the advanced economies, analysts desperately turn to markets which have always ...
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Glencore confirms sale of mines in Australia and Chile
BBC NEWS   12 October 2015   World  
Glencore's copper mines include Lomas Bayas in Chile
<p>Embattled mining giant Glencore said it has started the sales process for two of its copper mines in Australia and Chile.<br />The firm's Australian copper mine in Cobar, New South Wales, and its Lomas Bayas copper mine in the Atacama desert in Chile are ...
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Antofagasta closes mines following Chile earthquake
The Daily Telegraph   17 September 2015   Chile   Antofagasta  
Antofagasta has closed its mines following a massive earthquake in Chile Photo: PA
<p>Operations were suspended at two major copper mines operated by Codelco and UK-listed Antofagasta after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people and slamming powerful waves into coastal towns.</p ...
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China factory data roils copper stocks – Freeport falls 9%
MINING.com   01 September 2015   World  
Outlook is gloomy
<p>The value of base metal miners and the diversified giants fell on Tuesday as metals prices dropped back to near financial crisis lows after Chinese manufacturing data shocked commodity markets. </p><p>In New York trade on Tuesday copper for delivery in ...
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