November 5, 2012 Vale applies to build homes at its Canadian mining sites The company is requesting the Canadian city of Sudbury to allow the housing of hundreds of temporary construction workers at its mine, mill and smelter sites in the community.
November 5, 2012 Rio Tinto to Oyu Tolgoi mine: Let there be light After months of difficulties, Rio Tinto’s (LON:RIO) flagship Mongolian copper-gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi, will start producing early next year as the giant miner has finally solved the issue of power…
November 5, 2012 Mining industry eschews mega projects to boost shareholder returns at consumers’ expense Mining executives have given a clear indication that they plan to slash capital spending and reduce supply in order to improve shareholder returns at the expense of consumers.
November 5, 2012 SAMEX begins drilling at Chimberos silver-gold-copper project, Chile SAMEX sampling from pit walls of the old Buena Esperanza mine workings and surrounding areas returned metal values ranging from detectable to 916 g/t silver, to 16 g/t gold, to…
November 5, 2012 Kiska receives Thorn phase 2 drilling results from Brixton, including 73.7 meters of 284.2 g/t silver, 1.49 g/t gold, 1.31% lead, 1.78% zinc and 0.12% copper Results include: 73.7 meters of 284.2 g/t silver, 1.49 g/t gold, 1.31% lead, 1.78% zinc and 0.12% copper
November 4, 2012 Physicist claims China’s mysterious desert grids most likely mining related An immense chessboard-like grid which mysteriously appeared in the deserts of China's Xinjiang province several years ago could be the result of exploratory surveys for nickel.
November 4, 2012 Australia’s Greens call for $26bn in mining tax revenue over next four years The leader of the Australian Greens party say the incumbent Labor government should revise its original mining tax plan to lift revenue generated by the tax from AUD$9 billion to…
November 3, 2012 Conservatives and vested interests oppose reform of China’s state-owned enterprises Powerful forces within China's political system seek to thwart urgently needed reforms to the country's state-owned enterprises
November 3, 2012 Copper to rebound from 9-week low on Chinese home appliance sales After hitting a 9-week in Friday trading copper is set to rebound on increased sales of home appliances on the Chinese market.
November 3, 2012 Mining boom’s second wind to arrive in 2020 The head of the Australian Stock Exchange says the country should prepare for another mining boom in around a decade's time by providing exploratory tax concessions to resource juniors.
Chilean regulator to launch ‘unprecedented’ audit of Codelco-SQM lithium deal The regulator said that it was prevented from ruling on most of the claims due to previous court rulings. December 19, 2025 | 08:56 am
