February 21, 2017 World’s biggest miner hasn’t given up hope for potash BHP Billiton still sees potash as a key commodity in which to base its future growth despite prices for the fertilizer remain weak.
February 21, 2017 BHP Billiton back into the black, pays higher-than-expected dividend Net profit was $3.2bn for the six months to December 31, compared with a loss of $5.7bn in the same period a year earlier.
February 17, 2017 De Beers Forevermark passes 2,000 global retail doors Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies, today announced it has passed 2,000 retail doors globally, following the opening of the Zen Diamond Anatolium store in…
February 16, 2017 Here’s the latest scoop on Barrick’s projects The company is focusing on assets with the potential to add as much as 1.1 million ounces of gold to its total output beyond 2021.
February 15, 2017 Vale resumes sale of remaining fertilizer assets in Brazil A reworked sale process for plants located in the southeastern city of Cubatão was reportedly launched in recent days.
February 14, 2017 Striking workers at BHP’s Escondida mine accept Gov’t mediation The meeting is not a return to mediation but an attempt to agree to return to the negotiating table, the union said.
February 14, 2017 Freeport halts Grasberg mine, begins sending workers home The firm has not been able to ship copper from the mine in over a month due to a ban on concentrate exports that kicked in on January 12.
February 10, 2017 Copper price surges on BHP force majeure Copper hits 20-month high after world's number one miner says can't honour supply contracts from Escondida, responsible for 5% of global output.
February 10, 2017 Canada’s Cameco posts $62 million loss hurt by sinking uranium prices Prices for the radioactive metal have fallen more than 50% since the Fukushima disaster in 2011
February 9, 2017 Copper price drops despite outages at world’s biggest mines Strike at Escondida, export ban and smelter problems at Grasberg and community clashes at Las Bambas.
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