Copper may end up on some "hot" lists thanks to its popularity with thieves but there's certainly nothing criminal about how Copper Mountain Mining is stealing headlines around the world now that its Copper Mountain Mine has gone into production

The words "mineral resources" might well be spelled "commodity prices". The mining industry understands that the higher the prices the more material falls within the definition of resources, meaning it has the potential to be economically...

There is a lot to like about copper. Let's start with the fact that the price is hovering near record levels between US$4.25 and US$4.50 per pound. Then there is the beautiful and unique colour of polished copper, and as…

hen you talk about Yukon mining, one of the first names that comes to mind is "Minto," because not only is it the only producing hard-rock mine in the Territory, but it's also one of the more productive copper-mining operations…

estern Copper's mountain-side airstrip is the first taste of spectacular things to come for visitors to the company's Casino property. After landing on an upward slope looking skywards, visitors are soon distracted by the peripheral view of the...

QUEBEC - Opera singers and base metal miners rarely have the opportunity to rub shoulders, but that is what happened at the Raglan nickel-copper mine in Nunavik. The mine is owned by Xstrata Nickel that also sponsors the Canadian Opera...

Did someone in Ottawa leak news of an Environment Canada decision more than two weeks before it was made public? That is what regulators would like to know, and they have begun investigating.

PERU - Finnish processing giant, Metso, designed and supplied the world's largest semi-autogenous grinding mil...

The airstrip at Western Copper's Casino property in the Dawson Range mountains says a lot about the company's aggressive and no-turning-back way of doing business because the runway, like the site its...

When it comes to determination, few can match that of Bill Harris and his commitment to finding gold in the mountain near where he was born.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA — The first gold has been poured and the initial copper concentrate shipment made at t...