August 8, 2012 Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion The company points to its iron ore division's record performance as reason for first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion.
August 7, 2012 BHP in talks to sell Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston A deal between BHP Billiton and Toronto-based jeweller Harry Winston Diamond might be around the corner according to the Financial Times.
August 2, 2012 Outer Harbour outta here! When BHP gives up on iron ore growth then you know the mining boom is over The mining giant is also scaling back or postponing other expensive expansion projects but the pullback in iron ore – by far the Melbourne-based company's most profitable division – is…
August 1, 2012 BHP’s performance on the ground fails to lift shares off 3-year lows The stock hit a high of $50 in May 2008 and came close again in April 2011, but at $170 billion, the Melbourne-based company is now valued at some $80…
August 1, 2012 Baja Mining announces director resignations Baja Mining reports that Stephen Lehner and Ken Murphy, who joined the board in May, have resigned from Baja's board.
July 27, 2012 Unions stop Codelco from selling off Gaby The board of Codelco has authorized its chief executive, Thomas Keller, to go ahead with feasibility studies to turn its subsidiary Gabriela Mistral into a new business division.
July 27, 2012 Rio Tinto in talks to sell Diavik diamond mine to Harry Winston A deal between Rio Tinto and Toronto-based jeweller Harry Winston Diamond, which is looking to become the sole owner of the Diavik Mine, might be around the corner.
July 26, 2012 Goldcorp’s 2012 second quarter results The company reported a 20% drop in its adjusted Q2 earnings due in part, says Goldcorps CEO, to the operating problems at its Penasquito and Red Lake projects.
July 26, 2012 Ex convicts to fill out job vacancies at Billiton’s Olympic Dam While the Australian government has started allowing miners to hire foreign workers to ease a labour shortage in the country, some companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have…
July 25, 2012 Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts FTSE 100 miner, copper giant Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced Tuesday it had appointed Diego Hernandez, the former head of state miner Codelco, a move qualified by insiders as “a goal”…
Mexico has taken back 1,126 mining concessions since late 2024, official says Most of the mines are located in the north and center of the country, including Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango and Zacatecas. February 12, 2026 | 07:27 am
