July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers The Oppenheimer family, controller of giant diamond miner DeBeers since 1927, has officially let go of its 40% stake in the company after South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister approved the…
July 5, 2012 De Beers Canada releases 2011 year in review De Beers Canada released its 2011 Year in Review, summarizing the company's performance in the areas of operations, finance, sustainability and contributions to Canada and the communities in which we…
July 5, 2012 Miners leap on China’s surprise interest rate cut Vedanta, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Kazakhmys all enter top ten risers after People's Bank of China tries to encourage spending.
July 4, 2012 Glaciers stop progress of Barrick Gold’s mining plans in Argentina The world's largest gold company, Barrick Gold, suffered a major setback Tuesday as the Argentine National Supreme Court reversed preliminary injunctions on glacier protection law, now back in full force…
July 3, 2012 Chile’s Codelco to invest $400 million in molybdenum plant Chile-owned copper giant Codelco plans to invest $400 million in a molybdenum processing plant and to maximize its market value amid a legal dispute with global miner Anglo American.
June 27, 2012 Asbestos found at Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine in Australia The West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum is investigating evidence of asbestos contamination at Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine, in the Pilbara region.
June 26, 2012 Goldcorp announces dismissal of Barrick’s claims against El Morro acquisition Ontario Court Justice Herman Wilton-Siegel dismissed Barrick Gold's claims of unlawful and ineffective transactions by Goldcorp in the acquisition of the El Morro project in Chile.
June 26, 2012 Ivanhoe Australia cuts 50 jobs to $10 million Copper and gold focused Ivanhoe Australia announced Tuesday that it will cut 50 jobs from its Queensland operations to save around $10 million.
June 25, 2012 Rio Tinto makes first coal shipment from Mozambique Giant miner Rio Tinto said Monday that it has started exporting premium hard coking coal from its Mozambique Benga Mine, its first shipment of 34,000 tons has left the Port…
June 25, 2012 Anglo and Codelco like the boy who cried wolf: dispute deadline moved to July 17 London-based Anglo American and Chile's state-owned Codelco did not came to an agreement on Friday over disputed copper assets which has had the miners engaged in a bitter legal confrontation…
Op Ed: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals Canada has the minerals the West needs, but slow permits and weak processing threaten our strategic moment. February 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
