November 12, 2009 Codelco and Rio look for better technologies to mine and refine copper Rio Tinto and Codelco have entered into the Río de Cobre (River of Copper) technology alliance agreement. This new alliance allows both companies to jointly pursue next generation copper mining…
November 10, 2009 Zambia’s sole oil refinery resumes output Zambia's sole 24 000 barrel-per-day oil refinery, which was shut down for maintenance on October 15 after a fault, has resumed production, allaying fears that erratic fuel supply could disrupt…
November 10, 2009 12 Areas of Cleanup and Success report highlights work at Candelaria copper mine in Chile The Blacksmith Institute has combined its World’s Worst Polluted Places Report 2009 with its partners Green Cross Switzerland for a new report called the 12 Areas of Cleanup and Success.…
November 9, 2009 China’s fifth-biggest copper smelter to double refined production to 500 000 The group says it is also considering a listing
November 5, 2009 Australia to impose 16% dumping duty on certain types of Chinese aluminium The decision follows a similar one in Canada
November 4, 2009 Drug trade behind Peruvian mine killings at Rio Blanco – source The head of a business leaders group says there is no dispute between the mine and the community so it is likely drug traffickers, who want to keep the area…
November 3, 2009 PolyMet paves the way on big Minnesota copper-nickel-pgm-gold projects As the first of the prospective polymetallic miners on the Duluth Complex, PolyMet's publication of its draft EIS is a major step on the way for perhaps three or four…
November 2, 2009 Two die in attack on Chinese-owned mine in Peru 15 to 20 armed people invaded Zijn's controversial Rio Blanco copper mine
November 2, 2009 China Minmetals constructs copper mine China Minmetals plans to begin the construction of its US$1 billion Galeno copper mine in Peru in 2010, with production expected to commence in 2012.
October 19, 2009 Oliver’s Two New Smelter Boots Provide Aluminium Smelting & Hot Metal Industry Safety Oliver Footwear has completed the development of two new Safety Boots specially designed for the international aluminium smelter industry, which are also […]
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
