January 8, 2012 Mark Leftly: Rio Tinto grabs a slice of Canada’s uranium riches The battle won, now it's time to prepare for the war.
January 7, 2012 Anglo American shareholders back De Beers deal Shareholders in Anglo American voted to approve the global miner's $5.1 billion acquisition of an additional 40 percent stake in De Beers, bringing the company closer to sealing control of…
January 6, 2012 BHP could get less than half a billion for Ekati BHP Billiton could receive less than $500 million for its Ekati diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories.
January 6, 2012 Rio Tinto makes diamond foray in India Could Indian diamonds be in Rio Tinto's future? According to Daily News and Analysis, the Australian mega-miner has received approvals-in-principle from the Ministry of Mines to begin diamond mining operations…
January 5, 2012 Australian diamonds are India’s best friend The growing Indian economy and Rio Tinto's underground plans in Western Australia are behind an estimated 36 per cent jump in Australia's diamond and gem mining revenue in the coming…
January 2, 2012 Chile’s Codelco files documents to exercise US$6 billion Anglo option Chile's state copper company Codelco, the world's top producer, announced today that it has used its rights to exercise its disputed option to buy a 49 percent stake in global…
January 1, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan adjusts production at its Alma smelter after initiating lockout Rio Tinto Alcan will begin an orderly shutdown of approximately one-third of its production at its 438,000 tonne Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec after initiating a lockout at the facility…
December 30, 2011 Oyu Tolgoi looks forward to 2012 and first copper-gold-silver production The year of peak construction activity at Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Gobi desert of Mongolia (IM April and May issues this year) is nearing its end, with the project…
December 29, 2011 Anglo American and Codelco meet in court Formerly called “The Disputed One,” Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine located northeast of Santiago, Chile, is living up to its name. The operation, which is expected to become the world's…
December 29, 2011 Monadelphous awarded iron ore construction contract Monadelphous Group has received a notice of award for a contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore for construction works at its Port Hedland Inner Harbour Project at Finucane Island and…
Trump aides urged sale of Congo lithium claim to a US company Manono is just one of several mining projects Congolese and US officials have identified as key to the Washington Accords. February 12, 2026 | 07:16 am
