November 27, 2011 Chavez calls in troops to move first of 15,000 gold bars to Caracas central bank Latin American Herald Tribune reports Venezuela's first shipment of 160 – 180 tonnes of gold held abroad was received at Maiquetia International Airport outside Caracas on Friday night. In operation…
November 27, 2011 Chinese investors ‘do not want to become a Potash-like story themselves’ “Chinese companies that are looking to invest in Canada do not want to become a Potash-like story themselves. Face and company reputation are important,” Peter Harder, president of the Canada-China…
November 27, 2011 Rio Tinto, Chinalco finalize exploration joint venture A joint venture between uber-miner Rio Tinto and Chinese partner Chinalco was finalized on Friday. The JV, called CRTX, has been officially registered and cleared to do business in China.…
November 25, 2011 Anti-Newmont protest shuts down regional capital Reuters reports schools and businesses were closed and Peruvian police fired tear gas on Friday to break up a protest at Newmont Mining and Buenaventura's proposed $4.8 billion Conga gold…
November 25, 2011 Codelco enjoying one of its best years ‘ever’, profits jump to $5.3 billion The world's top copper producer, Chile's Codelco, said on Friday it produced 1.25 million tonnes of copper in the nine months to September, up 3.5 percent from the same period…
November 25, 2011 Anglo American delivers first copper produced from controversial Los Bronces in Chile Global mining giant Anglo American announced the delivery of the first copper produced from its $2.8bn expansion of its fought-over Chilean mine Los Bronces, amid signs that its battle with…
November 25, 2011 South Africa’s diamonds dynasty kissing the business good bye The Oppenheimers, the dynasty involved in South Africa's diamond industry for a century, sold their 40 percent stake in De Beers to Anglo American.
November 25, 2011 Peru protesters attack Newmont installations in Northern Andes Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM), the largest U.S. gold producer, said Peruvian protesters attacked its facilities in the northern Andes during a regional protest today.
November 24, 2011 Debswana sheds 700 jobs, citing need to cut costs Mmegi Online is reporting a major downsize has taken place at Debswana, a partnership between the Botswana government and De Beers.
November 23, 2011 New questions about BHP’s Texas shale gas play A report by Climate Spectator raises new questions about BHP Billiton’s $20 billion investment in the US shale gas business, saying Mike Yeager, the Houston-based boss of the world's number…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
