February 12, 2012 BHP Billiton not ruling out production cutbacks GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity prices softened due to economic uncertainty. But BHP chief Marius Kloppers said…
February 11, 2012 Diamond and platinum skull worth £50-million to be shown at the Tate A £50-million diamond and platinum skull by the once notorious Damien Hurst will be featured in a retrospective of the artist this summer in London.
February 10, 2012 Aluminium losing battle against oversupply Excess capacity in aluminium smelting will drag on for years to come, even while losses weigh on producers, as political pressures in China and Russia to keep jobs and push…
February 10, 2012 Southern Copper says will produce 9% more copper this year Copper production is seen at 640,000 tonnes in 2012.
February 10, 2012 North Arrow Minerals signs letter of intent to acquire copper and gold mine in Chile Canadian Business reported that North Arrow Minerals Inc has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% interest in the El Tesoro project in Chile to help it acquire new…
February 10, 2012 Is it now time to invest in platinum ETFs With the gap between platinum and gold prices narrowing is now the time to invest in platinum ETFs. Article looks at some of the ETF options available.
February 10, 2012 Inmet fourth-quarter profit slumps by a third Canadian copper-zinc producer Inmet Mining earned a third less profit in the fourth quarter than the same period a year ago.
February 10, 2012 Norilsk to open 40,000 t/y nickel project in Australia Nickel major Norilsk is preparing to start its Honeymoon Well project, in Western Australia, following positive studies completed in 2011, director of overseas operations Roman Panov said this week.
February 10, 2012 Rio boss waives bonus after huge write-down of aluminium assets – UPDATE Mining (Euronext: SMI.NX - news) giant Rio Tinto (Berlin: CRA1.BE - news) has hiked its full-year dividend by 34% after reporting record underlying earnings in 2011, but net earnings were…
February 9, 2012 Peel Mining Limited (ASX:PEX) Mallee Bull Returns More High-Grade Copper Perth-based explorer Peel Mining Limited (ASX:PEX.AX - News) is pleased to report that follow-up RC/diamond drilling at the Mallee Bull prospect (previously known as 4-Mile), part of its 100%-owned May…
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