April 27, 2012 Mountain Province Diamonds shareholders approve Kennady Diamonds spin-out Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV) (NYSE-AMEX: MDM) is pleased to announce that its shareholders have voted 99.5% in favour of the proposed spin-out of Kennady…
April 26, 2012 Freeport McMoRan slapped with $6.8 million fine US copper giant Freeport McMoRan has been ordered to settle claims worth $6.8 million for polluting areas around the Morenci Mine in Arizona.
April 26, 2012 Red Lake troubles cost Goldcorp production but revenues still up 11% Lower ore grades at its flagship Red Lake Mine in Ontario did not prevent Goldcorp (TSX:G) from achieving a $479 million profit in the first quarter.
April 25, 2012 Chilean court denies Codelco bid to freeze Anglo American’s dividends Diversified miner Anglo American Plc. (LON:AAL) announced today the 14th Civil Court of Santiago has rejected state copper giant Codelco's latest petition to freeze 49% of the dividends paid by…
April 25, 2012 Rio Tinto finalizes Guinea JV with Chinese aluminum giant Anglo-Australian diversified miner Rio Tinto announced today it has completed the formation of its joint venture with a group led by China's Chalco, subsidiary of state-owned aluminum giant Chinalco, to…
April 25, 2012 Uravan signs $22 million uranium exploration agreement Uravan Minerals and Cameco have signed an agreement whereby Uravan granted Cameco the exclusive option ("Option") to earn an aggregate 70% interest in Uravan's 100% owned Halliday and Stewardson uranium…
April 24, 2012 Vote of no confidence: Rio pulls out of $9 billion coal port expansion "Global economic markets have shifted to a period of significant uncertainty and we continue to see both a sustained upward pressure on costs and long timeframes for regulatory approvals."
April 24, 2012 When $18 billion is not enough. Rinehart sues Rio Tinto for more iron royalties Billionaire Australian Gina Rinehart, is taking Rio Tinto to court, demanding the world's third largest miner pay her 2.5% of the income streams from iron ore production at the Channar…
April 24, 2012 Anglo American sells South African Scaw Metals Group for $430 million Diversified miner Anglo American Plc. (LON:AAL), announced today it has sold the South African Scaw Metals Group business for $430 million to a group of partners, on a move to…
April 23, 2012 Got uranium? Looming supply crunch & junior activity heat up Athabasca Lately, we’ve had the pleasure of witnessing a slow but steady revival of the uranium scene in the renowned Athabasca Basin. This revival followed Rio Tinto’s takeover of Hathor Exploration…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
