September 28, 2012 BHP Billiton Limited awards Macmahon Holdings Ltd. AUD 200 million Olympic Dam contract extension BHP Billiton Limited has awarded Macmahon Holdings Ltd. a three-year extension of its Underground Development Services (UDS) contract covering the company's Olympic Dam project in South Australia.
September 28, 2012 Rio Tinto-OMC $2 billion join venture to be shelved A 17-year-old agreement to develop about $2 billion worth in iron ore deposits between, mining giant Rio Tinto and state-own Odisha Mining Corporation , is about to be nothing but…
September 28, 2012 Colombia renews controversial mining contract with BHP The debated contract, that has Colombian authorities divided over the terms under which BHP Billiton should operate the Cerro Matoso nickel mine, found a momentary solution this week after the…
September 27, 2012 BHP expects economic growth in China to strengthen through year-end, long-term view positive Alan Chirgwin, general manager of marketing at BHP Billiton's iron ore division, said the company expects economic growth in China to firm up through the rest of the year. He…
September 27, 2012 Local residents blockade roads to Barrick’s Pierina mine in Peru Local residents continue to blockade the roads into and out of the Pierina mine in Peru's Huaraz Province in support of demands for water rights. The mine is operated by…
September 27, 2012 BHP hopes for an extension to Olympic Dam expansion plan BHP Billiton, the world's number one miner, has put its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion back in the spotlight by asking South Australia state for a 46-month extension for…
September 26, 2012 BHP, Rio Tinto in talks with Chinese steelmakers over iron ore lump premiums for 4Q 2012 Industry sources confirmed today that BHP Billiton Limited and Rio Tinto are holding talks with Chinese steelmakers over iron ore lump premiums for 4Q 2012.
September 26, 2012 We will not consider wage demand, says Amplats CEO Chris Griffith, CEO of Anglo American Platinum, said the company will not consider wage demands by the striking workers.
September 26, 2012 Copper dive drags Freeport-McMoRan down Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) was down about 1% this morning as the giant copper producer followed the commodity prices down as a consequence of protests in Spain…
September 25, 2012 Rio Tinto sells South African coal assets to Canadian company If you had any doubts over what mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) thinks about coal and small operations, today’s news should make it clear. The Anglo-Australian miner has agreed…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
