November 10, 2011 Anglo outmaneuvers Chile trying to get its copper assets on the cheap Reuters reports Anglo American on Wednesday sold a 24.5% stake in its southern Chilean properties to Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. for $5.39 billion, undermining plans by Chile's state-owned Codelco to exercise…
November 10, 2011 Diavik mine power blowin’ in the wind Diavik Diamond Mines (DDMI) wants to harness the wind to help extract diamonds from beneath the earth. The company — which operates the huge Diavik operation in the Canadian Arctic…
November 8, 2011 2010 Nevada gold mine deaths: safety alarm was bypassed using broom handle Huffington Post reports federal safety investigators say two Nevadans were killed in a mining accident partly because someone wedged a broom handle against a reset button to bypass an alarm…
November 7, 2011 BHP at the mercy of US politicians to break copper curse Business Spectator reports Rio Tinto's Tom Albanese and BHP Billiton's Marius Kloppers find themselves caught up in a tough US political battle as partners on the Resolution Copper venture in…
November 7, 2011 Anglo American mining information technology overhaul in De Beers takeover ComputerWorld reports Anglo American has said optimising its procurement, asset management, knowledge systems and shared services will be vital in making the most from its $5.1 billion takeover of De…
November 6, 2011 Anglo American not planning more buyouts: report Anglo American PLC , which last week bought the Oppenheimer family out of diamond producer De Beers, will not look to buy out minority shareholders in its other African mining…
November 6, 2011 BHP Billiton to begin work on Indonesia coal project BHP Billiton Ltd said Thursday it plans to begin work on the $1.34 billion IndoMet coal project in Indonesia within weeks, a move that would open up a new mining…
November 6, 2011 Despite strike, Freeport-McMoRan looks substantially undervalued Over the last eleven consecutive quarters, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) has beat consensus estimates - a considerable feat that comes amidst unpredictable labor disruptions.
November 4, 2011 Anglo American discovers huge nickel deposit in protected Finnish bog Anglo American (LON:AAL) has discovered what could be Europe's largest nickel deposit in a bog in Finnish Lapland. Helsingin Sanomat reports exploration drilling by the British-American mining giant has found…
November 4, 2011 China economy slowing visibly: Rio Tinto chief China's economy is "slowing visibly", the chairman of mining giant Rio Tinto said Friday, but he expressed confidence that it will prove resilient to any sharp correction in other major…
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
