The recent slump in prices for Argentina's copper, gold and silver exports isn't the only headwind facing miners. Despite its ... Inflation and lower metal prices have pressured margins, said Jorge Palmes, general manager of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.'s ...

The world's third-largest open-pit copper mine, Grasberg, remained shut Monday following last week's fatal accident that appears to have claimed 28 lives.

s (PXP) shareholders Monday approved a $6.5 billion merger with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), overcoming earlier pressure to reject the deal.

Markets remain unaffected by the news, with traders saying the shutdown appears temporary and the company assuring that it has stock of gold and copper to cover existing orders. In 2011, a three-month strike at the mining site substantially cut the ...

Copper prices are also drawing support from the work suspension following a fatal accident at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) Grasberg mine in Indonesia. The company halted output at the world's third-largest open pit copper mine to focus ...

Copper prices are also drawing support from the work suspension following a fatal accident at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) Grasberg mine in Indonesia. The company halted output at the world's third-largest open pit copper mine to focus ...

"Demand's a great story," said Tim Reyes, president, Alcoa Materials Management, part of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (AA), which is investing heavily in expanding its rolling and processing facilities, even while considering cuts to its primary metal ...

Copper is sensitive to such reports as the metal is widely used in manufacturing and construction and traders look to the data for clues about future demand.

The London Metal Exchange said Thursday that a warehouse operated by C. Steinweg Warehousing (FE) Pte Ltd. in Johor, Malaysia has been listed for storing nickel and tin.

And finish your Reads of the Week with this article by Alexandros Petersen in Foreign Policy, in which he explores Gazprom's fall from grace due to the company's inability to face the rapidly evolving challenges of global gas markets. The Political ...