February 14, 2012 Anglo American/Codelco secret talks fiasco could extend legal battle up to five years After over two months of futile negotiations behind closed doors between Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco and global miner Anglo American, a resolution of the dispute that have seen both…
February 14, 2012 Diamond giants look elsewhere as earnings tumble Australian companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton recorded mixed financial results from their respective diamond operations in the latter half of 2011. Rio Tinto reported a seven per cent increase…
February 14, 2012 Boom wins $100m BHP contract Crane logistics provider Boom Logistics has signed a five-year deal to provide services to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam maintenance operation in South Australia.
February 13, 2012 Barrick walks away from venture with gold Russian explorer Russia-focused gold producer Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (LON:HGM) shares were falling dramatically this morning after the company announced that Canadian Barrick Gold Corp. (TSE:ABX) would to sell its 20.4 per…
February 10, 2012 Aluminium losing battle against oversupply Excess capacity in aluminium smelting will drag on for years to come, even while losses weigh on producers, as political pressures in China and Russia to keep jobs and push…
February 10, 2012 De Beers expects dull year for diamonds despite sales increase of 27% Diamond demand will slow down significantly in 2012 said today De Beers SA, the world’s largest supplier of rough diamonds, due largely to the weak global economy.
February 10, 2012 Cameco reports record revenue from high uranium prices While the nuclear industry outlook remains uncertain for the near to medium term, Cameco foresees "a very strong and promising growth profile" in the long term.
February 10, 2012 Rio boss waives bonus after huge write-down of aluminium assets – UPDATE Mining (Euronext: SMI.NX - news) giant Rio Tinto (Berlin: CRA1.BE - news) has hiked its full-year dividend by 34% after reporting record underlying earnings in 2011, but net earnings were…
February 9, 2012 BHP Billiton expects “significant increase” in copper production at Escondida mine in Chile BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), the world’s largest mining company, expects to increase production at its Escondida copper mine in Chile to over 1.3Mt/y in the 2015 financial year, said CEO…
February 9, 2012 BHP boss hints at complete exit from diamonds BHP Billiton may shelve diamond mining for at least two decades to concentrate on larger aspects of its business, CEO Marius Kloppers said today.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
