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.
February 9, 2012 BHP may sell $10 billion of smelters, mines, Deutsche Bank says BHP Billiton Ltd., the largest mining company, may consider selling about $10 billion of aluminum, nickel and coal mines and smelters as it trims its portfolio, Deutsche Bank AG said.
February 8, 2012 Namibia uranium deal on the boil for Rio Rio Tinto is eager to secure a joint venture with the likely new owners of the huge Husab uranium deposit in Namibia.
February 8, 2012 Codelco forced to disclose Mitsui loan contract A Chilean civil court ordered world's largest copper producer Codelco to publish the agreement for a financing deal of up $6.75 billion with Japan's Mitsui & Co. (TYO:8031), reports the…
Mexico has taken back 1,126 mining concessions since late 2024, official says Most of the mines are located in the north and center of the country, including Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango and Zacatecas. February 12, 2026 | 07:27 am
