December 22, 2011 Freeport Cerro Verde, workers sign three-year labor accord Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.’s (FCX) Peruvian unit, which ended a 61-day strike last month, said it signed a three-year labor accord with workers that will enable it to move…
December 22, 2011 BHP seeks $2.3M from mining union BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) is seeking $2.3 million in damages from a mining union and two officials responsible for stoppages at its Queensland operations in February last year.
December 22, 2011 Asciano in Rio coal-haul deal Asciano today said it had agreed to a new 10-year deal to haul a combined 8.5 million tonnes of coal annually from two mines owned by Rio Tinto in Queensland.
December 21, 2011 Appeals Court Upholds De Beers Settlement Case The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion Tuesday upholding the settlement in the class action litigation against De Beers for allegedly conspiring to monopolize the…
December 20, 2011 Peregrine increases ownership in Chidliak diamond project to 100% Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into a binding agreement with BHP Billiton to purchase BHP Billiton's 51 percent participating interest…
December 18, 2011 Gunmen attack helicopter carrying mine workers in Indonesia Gunmen fired at a helicopter carrying workers for the mining giant Freeport-McMoRan shortly after it took off Saturday from a town near the company’s huge gold and copper mine in…
December 18, 2011 Goldcorp secures construction permit for Cerro Negro project Goldcorp Inc on Friday (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) announced the approval of the amended Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by provincial authorities in the province of Santa Cruz for the development…
December 14, 2011 Why Ivanhoe, Rio Tinto are so keen on Mongolia It has been said that the best place to look for a new mine is next to an existing mine. -- Harris Kupperman, Mining Services Primer, Nov. 10, 2009. If…
December 14, 2011 Mozambique ports grow with Rio Tinto appetite for coal Roads were little more than rubble and there was barely enough working equipment to load cargo at Maputo port in 2003. Then Mozambique brought in Grindrod Ltd. (GND) and DP…
December 14, 2011 Indonesian workers, Freeport agree on wage hike to end three-month strike Indonesian workers at Freeport-McMoRan’s largest gold and copper mine said they were ready to end a three-month strike after the company reportedly agreed to a 37 percent wage hike.
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
