May 19, 2011 Vale inaugurates Brazil’s first ferronickel plant in Pará This month, Vale opened its first nickel operation in Brazil. Onça Puma, in Ourilândia do Norte, southeast Pará, is one of the largest ferronickel production plants in the world. The…
May 19, 2011 Glencore IPO expected to boost appeal of Hong Kong as a mining destination Commodities trader Glencore's bumper public offering has increased interest in Hong Kong listings from across the mining sector and will prove a welcome boost to the bourse, a senior executive…
May 19, 2011 Copper jumps 2.7pc on cautious demand Click here to read the whole story or read an excerpt below. By Matt Day COPPER futures ended above $US4 a pound today for the first time in more than…
May 19, 2011 Xstrata smelting decision a carbon price warning Xstrata Mount Isa Mines has announced plans to sustain the future of its Mount Isa operations through expanded mining and concentrate production, while phasing out copper smelting at Mount Isa…
May 18, 2011 Casablanca Mining narrows loss, increases assets California-based Casablanca Mining reported first quarter results that consolidated the gains made by the exploration and intellectual property rights company in 2010. Total assets increased to $3.8m and net loss…
May 17, 2011 Noront inks $17.4m deal with Baosteel in Ontario Ring of Fire Noront Resources has completed a brokered placement worth $17.4 million, the Toronto-listed junior explorer announced yesterday. The deal will give Baosteel the right to increase its stake in Noront to…
May 17, 2011 Barrick receives investment Canada clearance for Equinox acquisition Barrick Gold announced today that it has received confirmation that the Investment Canada Act does not apply to Barrick's proposed acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares…
May 17, 2011 Petmin to pay C$4.64m for 10% of Red Crescent Resources Red Crescent Resources (RCB.TO: Quote) said on Monday that South African miner Petmin (PEMJ.J: Quote) has agreed to acquire a 10.1 percent stake in the Canadian exploration company for C$4.64…
May 17, 2011 HudBay Minerals increases first quarter profit by 59% HudBay Minerals Inc. has released its first quarter 2011 financial results. Net profit attributable to shareholders increased to $16.8 million or $0.11 per share in the first quarter of 2011,…
May 16, 2011 Fearful of slumping copper, Taseko hedges Taseko Mines Ltd. (TGB) has bought put options to hedge its 2011 copper production, signalling that miners, too, are worried about commodity […]
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
