October 19, 2011 Newmont rides out Yanacocha protest as Peru government steps in Newmont Mining announced on Wednesday protesters are now allowing access to the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru. A local paper reported protesters decided to remove roadblocks following an agreement…
October 19, 2011 Rio targetting 2015 for first iron ore from Simandou Rio Tinto said it expects its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea to begin producing by mid-2015. The company has approved $211 million in continuing studies and $1.12 billion to…
October 19, 2011 Rio outbids Cameco for Hathor Exploration Rio Tinto (LON:RIO ) is expanding its presence in Canada with an all-cash offer to acquire Hathor Exploration (TSE:HAT), which owns the Roughrider uranium deposit in Saskatchewan. The global mining…
October 19, 2011 BHP iron ore production hits quarterly record BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) had a record quarter for iron ore production, the company announced today, with shipments from Western Australia reaching 173 million tonnes, a 28% increase over the same…
October 17, 2011 Sabotage, deadly clashes shut down Grasberg China's state news agency reports all production at Freeport McMoran's Grasberg mine in a remote province of Indonesia has been halted after a pipeline was sabotaged, access to the pit…
October 16, 2011 Three miners shot dead at world’s biggest gold mine Gunmen shot and killed three miners in the latest attack near the world’s largest gold mine in eastern Indonesia, officials said yesterday.
October 16, 2011 BHP rumoured to be bidding $1.3B for Brazilian iron ore producer Mining M&A is heating up with more takeover rumours, says The Australian, quoting a report from UK-based newspaper The Sunday Times. The Times reported that BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), the…
October 16, 2011 New South Wales to section off part of park for mining BHP Billiton has convinced the New South Wales state government to carve out a piece of a proposed national park to be used for coal mining. Sydney Morning Herald reported…
October 16, 2011 Rio Tinto Q3 production slowly recovering Rio Tinto’s third quartet diamond production increased 29 percent compared to production in the second quarter of 2011, however remains flat year-over-year.
October 14, 2011 Walter Energy jumps on hopes BHP’s US buying spree will continue In play Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) jumped higher by more than 7% in pre-market trading to over $80/share after the UK's Independent newspaper reported that Anglo American (LON:AAL) and BHP…
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
