Chilean authorities have approved a US$2.5 billion expansion of BHP Billiton's Spence copper mine, a local newspaper reported, though the company has not yet decided whether to go ahead with the ...

As eyes shift from iron ore to copper and commodities become increasingly political, we study the London market for the majors, the mid caps and the minnows worthy of investor attention ...

Mining in the Pomona area dates back to the 1860s when British prospectors Aaron de Pass and Captain John Spence attempted to extract copper, lead, and silver. However, they failed to realize they ...

Fairchild Gold Corp is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing high-quality mineral properties in mining-friendly jurisdictions. The Company's flagship Copper ...

The Big Australian invested over $7bn last year and there are projections it will spend up to $14.7bn within 10 years on its Escondida Mine and Spence operation alone to extract more copper.

The mining giant's shares ... While the result was in-line, the copper division reported EBITDA ~6% above our estimate, on a cost beat at Escondida, Spence and South Australia, due to FX and ...

It notes that it reported copper EBITDA ~6% above expectations on a cost beat at Escondida, Spence and South Australia. In light of this, the broker remains very positive on BHP and sees value in ...

Resources at BHP Billiton's (BHP-N, BLT-L) Spence copper mine in northern Chile has grown by nearly 700%, following a four-year US$30-million brownfield exploration program. The increase reflects a ...

With the completion of this transaction, Fairchild's Copper Chief Project now covers a total of 300+ claims, spanning approximately 6150 acres in the Goodsprings mining district of Nevada. This ...