September 3, 2014 Australia kills unpopular mining tax The decision is considered a key political victory for Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
September 3, 2014 Anglo American to pay $4.5m for environmental breaches in Chile Authorities say the firm violated 16 environmental rules at El Soldado copper mine, located about 130 km northwest of capital Santiago.
September 2, 2014 Goldcorp suspends operations at El Sauzal mine As of this year, the mine produced 37,000 ounces of gold.
September 2, 2014 Chile’s Escondida mine to bring BHP, Rio higher than expected dividends Deutsche Bank analysts foresee a 2% to 3% earnings increase for the miners.
September 2, 2014 China’s antitrust crackdown threatens BHP demerger Following a meeting with BHP’s China boss, Beijing issued a statement saying it believed that “BHP and other iron ore suppliers should avoid abusing dominant market positions."
August 31, 2014 Cameco issues lockout at its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill operations This year's uranium delivery is not expected to be affected.
August 29, 2014 Codelco production up, copper price slump trims down profit Pre-tax profit dropped 27% in the first half to $1.3 billion.
August 28, 2014 Botswana blocks at least 100 copper trucks from Congo over Ebola fear The vehicles, en route to South Africa, have been stranded in neighbouring Zambia since Monday.
August 27, 2014 Iron ore falls again, hits fresh two-year low If the steel-making material loses another $2 a tonne, it will be the lowest since October 2009.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
