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…
February 29, 2012 Iron ore prices seen as falling in the short term Moody's sees record results from iron ore miners in 2011 unlikely to be maintained as prices expected to weaken - except perhaps for the big three: Vale, Rio Tinto and…
February 28, 2012 Whose pricing power? Big 3 said to be in talks to join China’s new iron ore trading platform Should the supermajors join the new platform it would mark the latest shift in the global iron ore business which has been completely transformed in less than a decade.
February 28, 2012 Goldgroup responds to Mexican newspaper articles VANCOUVER, Feb. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Goldgroup Mining Inc. ("Goldgroup" or the "Company") (TSX: GGA) is responding to recent unconfirmed Mexican newspaper articles quoting certain statements by the Governor of…
February 28, 2012 Newmont CEO confident $4.8bn Peruvian gold mine will go ahead Richard O'Brien, Newmont Mining CEO, says he is confident the company will be able to go ahead with its $4.8bn jv with Buenaventura to develop the Minas Conga gold mine…
February 26, 2012 Stand-off continues in central Qld coal mines A dispute between unions and one of the world's biggest coal miners has escalated with more industrial action planned in central Queensland this weekend.
February 26, 2012 Rio Tinto, Vale discuss sharing rail system – report Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) is talking to Vale SA (VALE) about sharing rail and port infrastructure for their respective Simandou iron ore projects in Guinea, The Australian Financial Review reported…
February 26, 2012 Violence halts Papua mine production Freeport-McMoRan has suspended operations at it gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia's Papua province due to fighting among its employees.
February 25, 2012 Advisory warns investors of risks of proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska Citing community opposition, unprecedented infrastructure requirements, and environmental risks, Earthworks questions whether the mine, located in the Bristol Bay area, will ever be built.
February 22, 2012 BHP gets $US5.25billion in five-part bond deal Despite persisting tightness in global money markets, mining multinational BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has raised the third-biggest amount this year, selling a $5.25-billion five-part global bond to the US securities market.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
