October 25, 2012 Goldcorp injects optimism into mining sector: Q3 beat expectations In times when most miners are reporting profit below estimates, Goldcorp (TSX:G)(NYSE:GG), posted better-than-expected third quarter results on Thursday as it benefited from operating improvements at Red Lake and Peñasquito,…
October 25, 2012 Australia’s mining tax proves a huge fiasco Australia’s Federal Government has seen sunnier days as reports revealed Thursday it has not collected any revenue in the first three months of its much-debated Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
October 24, 2012 SCEE Awarded $100 million Rio Tinto Contract It will supply and install the Electrical and Instrumentation package at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Port Expansion.
October 21, 2012 Fresh calls for Carroll’s head. Anglo CEO could be out ‘within weeks’ "There have been signals from the company that there will be change at the top – and soon."
October 19, 2012 S&P lowers Freeport McMoran’s stocks in wake of earnings report Equity research analysts at Standard and Poor's (S&P) lowered Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) shares from “buy” to “hold.”
October 18, 2012 World Gold Council releases conflict-free standard The World Gold Council (WGC) published Thursday the anticipated conflict-free standard, which aims to restrict production of the yellow precious metal in places where it already fuels or may trigger…
October 18, 2012 Diavik Diamond Mines is one of Canada’s top 100 employers Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., operator of the Diavik open pit mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, has been chosen as one of the country’s Top 100 employers for the second consecutive…
October 17, 2012 Standard and Poor’s cuts Anglo American’s outlook to negative Global credit rating firm Standard and Poor's (S&P) downgraded Wednesday its outlook on Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) to negative from stable as a result of growing concerns about the effects…
October 17, 2012 Oil and coal save BHP’s September quarter results BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on…
October 16, 2012 Harry Winston lowers Diavik diamond mine production target Harry Winston Diamond Corp. (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) reduced Tuesday its 2012 production target for the Diavik mine to 7.4 million carats as the operation shifts its efforts to concentrate on processing…
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
