March 12, 2012 Botswana’s government to trade diamonds The government of Botswana has established a new diamond trading company that will be responsible for the purchasing, selling and marketing of the state’s portion of Debswana Diamond’s production.
March 8, 2012 When it rains, it pours for BHP: leaked e-mail heats up battle with coal mine unions BHP Billiton would not be willing to negotiate with the unions on strike at its coal mines in Australia and had said the battle is "likely to get tougher before…
March 7, 2012 EU Commission gives Anglo American the green light for De Beers takeover Anglo American (LON:AAL) can officially take over De Beers as the European Commission granted the global miner authorization to proceed with its acquisition of the world's biggest diamond company, announced…
March 6, 2012 Australia considers BHP’s Olympic Dam mine development a fact South Australia’s mineral resources and energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, said he was confident BHP Billiton will proceed with developing the uranium Olympic Dam open-pit mine, despite the project will cost…
March 6, 2012 Chile Copper Giant Codelco to invest over US$4.3 bln in 2012 Chilean state giant Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, plans to invest over US$4.3 billion this year, said the company’s president Diego Hernandez said on Tuesday
March 5, 2012 Gold shares slide as futures flirt with $1,700/oz Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.: Barrick Gold CorpBarrick Gold Corp. fell $.99 or 2.1 percent, to $46.44. Gold Fields fell $.40 or 2.6 percent,…
March 5, 2012 We won’t kill driver jobs: BHP BHP Billiton has confirmed that drivers will still be needed for new trains heading to its Pilbara operations. The confirmation comes after BHP awarded Downer EDI a $292 million five…
March 5, 2012 Rio Tinto to invest $2bn in Indian iron ore project Rio Tinto plans to invest $2 billion in an iron ore project in the eastern Indian state of Orissa to supply Indian and overseas clients, Sam Walsh, head of the…
March 2, 2012 Cameco buys Areva’s uranium Millenium Project for $150 million Cameco Corp. (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), Canada’s largest uranium company, said it agreed to buy Areva Resources Canada’s 27.94% stake in the northern Saskatchewan-based Millennium project for $150 million. With…
Guinea’s military leader set to extend rule amid mining boom Mamadi Doumbouya faced a fragmented opposition, with none of the eight contenders seriously threatening his first-round win. December 29, 2025 | 03:30 am
