August 1, 2011 Australia mining boom has two speeds Call it the two-speed mining boom. On the one hand, there are all the active miners and explorers attending Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie who - provided they have a…
July 31, 2011 Rex Minerals copper and gold prospect upgraded 25pct ABC reported that exploration company Rex Minerals has upgraded by 25% the size of a proposed copper and gold mine near Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada.
July 31, 2011 Samancor Manganese approves expansion of GEMCO mine Reuters reported that the world's largest manganese mine, the GEMCO operation in northern Australia, is set to boost annual output to 4.8 million tonnes from 4.2 million from late 2013.
July 31, 2011 Chile Collahuasi copper mine operations normal after 24-hour strike Following a 24-hour strike, operations at Chilean copper mine Dona Ines de Collahuasi returned to normal, the company and the workers' union said.
July 31, 2011 Labor unrest in copper mines over the past year Reuters reported that miners from Chile to Indonesia have staged strikes to demand a bigger share of a global copper boom, stoking supply fears and boosting prices.
July 31, 2011 NovaGold pegs Galore Creek capex at $5.2 billion Putting Galore Creek into production would cost a whopping $5.2 billion in capex, NovaGold Resources said this week in announcing their prefeasibility study of the substantial copper--gold- silver project in…
July 30, 2011 Kazakhmys H1 copper production falls but still on target Reuters reported that Kazakh miner Kazakhmys posted 7% dip in H1 copper production in line with expectations and said it was on track to meet its full year target of…
July 30, 2011 BHP’s Q4 results overshadowed by Petrohawk bid With BHP Billiton's fourth-quarter operating performance in line with expectations, it is the acquisition of Petrohawk that triggers changes to our EPS calculations.
July 30, 2011 Chile Collahuasi copper mine workers on strike, union says Unionized workers at Chilean copper mine Dona Ines de Collahuasi downed their tools Saturday, the sole mine union said on its Twitter page. The strike comes on the heels of…
July 30, 2011 Bonus blackmail at world’s top copper mine could see strike escalate Disagreements over a bonus scuttled a potential labor deal at the world's biggest copper mine, Chile's Escondida, union leaders said on Friday, the eighth day of a strike that has…
Antofagasta agrees zero copper processing charges for 2026 with Chinese smelter The deal compares to charges of $21.25 a ton and 2.125 cents per lb for 2025 agreed last December. December 19, 2025 | 09:03 am
