[HRW] Prospective investors in China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Corporation's (CNMC) upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong should be aware of the company's disturbing labor rights practices in Zambia, Human Rights Watch said today. CNMC's inability or unwillingness to respect worker's rights in their Zambia operations raises critical questions about corporate behavior that potential ...

[OSISA] Governments across southern Africa should take heed of what is happening in Zambia's mining industry because the new government has recently taken two decisions which could have far reaching implications for the future of mining. And astonishingly, the decisions will not benefit mining company shareholders but ordinary Zambians.

LUSAKA, Zambia -(Dow Jones)- First Quantum Minerals Ltd., (FQVLF) said copper and gold output at Kansanshi Copper Mine, its Zambian unit, fell in the first quarter but expansion projects there were on schedule.Copper production at Kansanshi dropped to 56,611 metric tons from 64,797 tons in the first three months of 2011 while copper sales fell to 58,545 tons from 63,073 tons a year earlier, it ...

VANCOUVER , May 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Copper North Mining Corp. ("Copper North" or the "Company") (TSX.V: COL.V - News) announces the planned exploration program at the 100% owned Redstone Property ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Zambia, Africa's top copper producer, plans to tighten its grip on the government's share of profits made at the country's mines, boosting tax revenue and ensuring a more level playing field for Chinese and other investors. Investors in miners operating in Zambia, which include Glencore, Indian miner Vedanta and Canadian-listed First Quantum, have fretted over possible ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia's kwacha currency will strengthen modestly over the coming year as copper prices stay strong despite disappointing Chinese economic growth, a Reuters poll showed on Monday. Africa's top copper producer, like other commodity exporters, could be hurt by weak metal prices as demand slows from China, the world's second-biggest economy. But analysts say the kwacha may ...

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China's top aluminum producer Chinalco is going to spin off its Peru copper assets in Hong Kong, raising up to HK$7.76 billion through an initial public offer.

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Caledonia Mining Corporation is pleased to announce its operating and financial results for the first quarter 2012 , which are reported below in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. Operational ...