Last week,the Mining Association of British Columbia awarded two outstanding individuals the prestigious "BC Mining Person of the Year" award. Both winners were acknowledged for their contributions to the province's copper mining industry.
Billionaire Alisher Usmanov, half-owner of Russia’s Metalloinvest mine, is in the race to develop the Udokan copper field. Several companies have already submitted bids, including Norilsk Nickel (GMKN.MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Russia’s largest copper miner, and Strikeforce Mining and Resources Ltd (SMR), the mining arm of billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Basic Element company. Read the complete article [...]
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