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…
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…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
