December 22, 2011 Anglo American sues Codelco over breach of contract Anglo American said Thursday it had filed a writ with Santiago's Court of Appeals, suing the Chilean firm for breach of contract in a dispute over its south Chilean assets.
December 22, 2011 Freeport Cerro Verde, workers sign three-year labor accord Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s (FCX) Peruvian unit, which ended a 61-day strike last month, said it signed a three-year labor accord with workers that will enable it to move…
December 22, 2011 HudBay will spend $71 million to build Reed copper project HudBay Mineral's (TSE:HBM) Reed copper project in Manitoba got the go ahead from the company's board of directors on Monday.
December 22, 2011 PNG rejects appeal to block Ramu nickel sea dumping A Papua New Guinea court has rejected an appeal by local landowners to block deep sea dumping of waste from the Ramu nickel mine, junior partner Highlands Pacific said on…
December 22, 2011 KGHM eyes joint takeovers with China’s Minmetals According to KGHM's CEO, Herbert Wirth, the company is considering making joint acquisitions with China's Minmetals Corporation outside its home country.
December 22, 2011 Japan’s Nov rolled copper output down 10.4 pct The Japan Copper and Brass Association said Thursday the country's output of rolled copper product plunged 10.4% from a year earlier in November owing to sluggish demand.
December 22, 2011 Copper slips after 2 days of gains London copper slipped on Thursday, after gaining 2.7% in the past two days, on concerns that the latest round of ECB loans to banks were insufficient to help pull Europe…
December 22, 2011 MIPAC assisting George Fisher mine in expansion Xstrata Zinc is working with MIPAC on improving production at its George Fisher mine, an underground zinc/lead mine located about 20 km north of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. The…
December 21, 2011 Castle Resources completes 17-km tunnel rehab at Granduc Copper Project Castle Resources Inc. CA:CRI -1.01% ("Castle" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of the rehabilitation of the 17 km long haulage tunnel that connects the Granduc minesite…
December 21, 2011 Chile to produce 5.5 million tons of copper in 2012: trade group Chile will produce 5.5 million mt of copper next year as new operations enter production, the country's national mining association SONAMI said Tuesday.
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