November 13, 2011 De Beers won’t touch Zimbabwe diamonds Business Live reports De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa and fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the…
November 12, 2011 Anglo’s Cynthia Carrol snubbed by Chile president as Codelco fight becomes issue of national pride The Telegraph reports Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll took a last-minute flight to Santiago on Thursday to calm tempers over the sale of a 24.5% stake to Mitsubishi Corporation but…
November 11, 2011 Botswana paper says De Beers’ struggling Canada mines forced Oppenheimers to sell Botswana Guardian argues the canny Oppenheimers seem to be getting out of the diamond business because its future looks bleak. De Beers is currently in financial straits occasioned by its…
November 10, 2011 Chile to Anglo: Sell if you want but we will get our stake Reuters reports the Chairman of Chile's Codelco vowed on Thursday to go ahead with buying a 49% stake in Anglo American's southern Chilean properties. The state copper giant said that…
November 10, 2011 Iron ore miners pay the price of $30B expansion through higher royalties Mega-miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto on Thursday learned the price of their planned expansions in the Australian Pilbara: increased iron ore royalties to the West Australian government. Sydney Morning…
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…
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
