Codelco, Anglo both claim edge in Sur battle
Codelco and Anglo American both claimed to have landed clean blows on each other in their increasingly bitter legal battle for a stake in Anglo American Sur.
Zambia to double mining’s contribution to GDP
Zambia plans to double the contribution of the mining sector to its GDP to 20% to enable the country get more benefits from its natural resource, says mines minister Wylbur Simuusa.
Codelco fires riposte, labels Anglo ‘erratic’
Negotiations between the two parties appear to have all but ground to a halt as Codelco launches emotionally charged legal response to Anglo American.
ENRC, First Quantum settle DRC dispute
Kazakh miner ENRC has agreed a $1.25bn settlement with First Quantum Minerals to end a long-running dispute over ownership of the Kolwezi project in the DRC.
Zambia govt mediating in First Quantum strike
Zambia's government is mediating to end the strike that has halted production at Canada's First Quantum Minerals flagship copper mine, says the minister of labour.
Smelters, BHP settle 2012 copper charges
China's copper smelters and BHP Billiton have settled 2012 term copper concentrate treatment and refining charges at $60 a tonne and 6 US cents a pound.
First Quantum says Zambia strike illegal
First Quantum Minerals says a strike at its flagship Zambian copper mine is illegal.
Anglo, Codelco tension grows in Sur row
Anglo American says it is not obliged to sell Codelco anything as the Chilean state-owned miner exercises a right to buy 49% in Los Bronces copper mine and other properties.
First Quantum says workers on strike in Zambia
Workers at the Zambian unit of Canada's First Quantum Minerals have gone on strike for a 100% pay rise, bringing production to a halt at the country's largest copper mine.
Copper at 3-week high on fund flows, China data
Copper has hit a three-week high, lifted by fund allocations at the start of the year and by an expansion in China's manufacturing activity.