October 21, 2011 Gold miners send mixed signals regarding precious metals market Gold stocks have been volatile of late as concerns regarding Europe's debt crisis resurfaced this week. While gold is traditionally seen as a safe haven in a slowing economy, Phillip…
October 21, 2011 Chinalco to buy 45 mln T of Tavan Tolgoi’s coking coal Chinalco signed a contract with Mongolian miner Erdenes MGL in July for the purchase of 45 million tonnes of Tavan Tolgoi's coking coal over the next three years, and the…
October 21, 2011 Simandou speeding up, Olympic Dam open pit going ahead, massive copper find in Bolivia, Greenland Minerals and Energy’s critical technical breakthrough, $1.5 billion Aktogay copper project progress and much more ……. International Mining's fortnightly project watch is a great way of keeping up to date with your peers - other mining companies, other consultants or other engineering companies. The fortnightly issue…
October 20, 2011 Outokumpu to cut 1 in 6 workers on gloomy steel outlook Reuters reports Outokumpu said it expected to report a significant operating loss in its final quarter as weak demand and prices continued to hit margins forcing the stainless steel maker…
October 20, 2011 Judge pares fine over deaths after hearing about UK Coal’s dire finances The UK Daily Record reports a judge hearing how four miners died following safety breaches in 2006 and 2007 at Britain's biggest mining firm – UK Coal – has indicated…
October 20, 2011 China, Taiwan sign nuclear safety accord Taiwan and mainland China have signed a cross-Strait cooperation agreement on nuclear safety and emergency reporting during the seventh round of talks between the two sides in the past three…
October 20, 2011 Ride gets rougher as Rio Tinto bids for Hathor Rio Tinto has announced it is making a cash offer for Canadian uranium exploration company Hathor Exploration, would-be developer of the Roughrider project. Hathor's board is recommending its shareholders accept…
October 20, 2011 Aecon wins $132 million oil sands fabrication contracts Aecon Group Inc.’s Industrial West Division has been awarded two contracts worth $132 million for fabrication and module assembly work for an un-named oil sands operator in Fort McMurray, Alta.…
October 20, 2011 Province pays BC uranium company $30m for mining rights Boss Power Corp. has agreed to surrender to the Province of British Columbia all claims to its uranium exploration and mining rights at the Blizzard Uranium Deposit in the Kamloops-Kelowna…
October 20, 2011 NDP leader wades into foreign-worker issue at oilsands project Brian Mason, the leader of the Alberta NDP party, is criticizing Premier-elect Alison Redford for failing to prevent 200 oilsands workers for losing their jobs to temporary foreign workers. According…
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
