October 28, 2011 Blindsided Anglo looking for poison pill as Chile exercises 33-year old buy option Barely a week after Anglo American announced that the $2.8 billion they splashed on expanding their flagship Los Bronces mine will start to bear fruit before year end, Chile's state-owned…
October 28, 2011 Freeport declares force majeure at Grasberg Ongoing labour unrest at Freeport-McMorran's Grasberg mine in Indonesia has forced the American company to declare force majeure. The announcement made Wednesday effectively allows Freeport to stop shipments from its…
October 27, 2011 De Beers helping ex-workers become wind, abalone farmers, prison wardens and undersea gold miners Mining Weekly reports De Beers is going all out to create 5,000 non-mining jobs in Namaqualand over the next five years as it exits a region on the South African…
October 26, 2011 Nice margin if you can get it: Goldcorp keeps costs between $258 – $551 per oz Vancouver-based Goldcorp on Wednesday reported record third-quarter net income on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis of $459 million or $0.57 per share from $244 million or $0.33 per share in the…
October 26, 2011 Land swap deal approved for huge Arizona copper mine Washington lawmakers yesterday approved a bill to approve a land exchange clearing the way for what would be North America’s largest copper […]
October 24, 2011 Rio: Iron ore price drop accelerating move to shorter contracts As the price of iron ore continues to tumble, Chinese buyers of the crucial steelmaking ingredient are backing away from quarterly contracts in favour of cheaper monthly contracts or spot…
October 21, 2011 Copper bounces 5.5% from 15-month low as supply disruptions begin to bite In early morning trade in New York, copper for delivery in December jumped 5.5% from yesterday's 15-month low to trade at $3.23 a pound after France and Germany made positive…
October 21, 2011 Newmont pays more than $47 million to Ghana government Newmont Ghana Gold Limited has paid more than $47 million (GH¢71.44 million), representing taxes, royalties and levies for the third quarter of this year, to government.
October 20, 2011 Mined out town to De Beers: ‘Our suffering is forever’ A small South African community 300km north of Cape Town is taking on De Beers over the diamond giant's plans to sell its 970 square km Namaqualand properties to a…
October 19, 2011 Copper sinks after Fed predicts ‘weak outlook’ The markets hammered copper on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book survey that economic prospects in the United States appear to be dimming. The red metal…
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
