March 19, 2012 Peru’s gold output hits 6-month high on gains by Newmont Peru's gold production reached 6-month highs on gains by Newmont Mining, one of the country's top miners, Bloomberg reports.
March 19, 2012 Australia’s controversial coal and iron mining tax passes the Senate The Australian Senate approved today a mining legislation that imposes a 30% tax on coal and iron ore miners, allowing the government to take a larger part of profits from…
March 15, 2012 Murray & Roberts Cementation nominated as preferred contractor for proposed Venetia underground project Murray & Roberts Cementation has been selected by De Beers as the preferred contractor to undertake the development of an underground mining operation at Venetia Diamond Mine. This project is…
March 15, 2012 Codelco’s battle with Anglo American worsens, threating Anglo’s business Chilean copper giant Codelco is preparing new legal actions in its dispute with Anglo American (LSE:AAL) as the company is not satisfied with the documents submitted Wednesday to a civil…
March 15, 2012 Grasberg strike bites into Freeport’s production outlook Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc will produce 80 million pounds less copper and 125,000 ounces less gold due to labour strife at the company's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
March 15, 2012 Harry Winston among companies ‘kicking the tires’ at Ekati Luxury jewellery retailer and miner Harry Winston Diamond Corp. is one of several potential buyers of BHP Billiton's Ekati diamond mine in the Canadian north, according to media reports Wednesday.
March 14, 2012 Anglo dulls prospects as it doubles down on diamonds Anglo American Plc’s $5.1 US billion plan to almost double its diamond business and platinum mines that are missing targets risk killing its allure as a takeover candidate for a…
March 13, 2012 Barrick disputes withdrawal of financing In a story MINING.com reported last week, Barrick disputes some of the reasons that the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim) and Export Development Canada (EDC) no longer appear as backers for…
March 13, 2012 ABB wins $100 million power orders to boost production at Rio Tinto mines in Australia ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines…
March 12, 2012 Fracking “probable cause” of Ohio earthquakes in 2011 Several small earthquakes that affected the northwest region of the United States during 2011 were probably caused by hydraulic fracturing or "fracking,” concludes the latest report by the Ohio Department…
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
