July 7, 2011 Zimbabwe may sue De Beers over ‘looting’ of diamond fields under international ban Zimbabwe’s state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Thursday the Harare government is investigating De Beers over claims it smuggled out gems worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" from the controversial Chiadzwa…
July 7, 2011 Rio Tinto appoints former Barclays CEO Varley to board Rio Tinto PLC has appointed John Varley, the former chief executive of Barclays PLC, as a non-executive director to Rio Tinto's board of directors in the U.K. and Australia, starting…
July 6, 2011 Outlook for copper murky at best Copper prices fell on Wednesday after China raised interest rates and Portugal’s debt joined the junk ranks but the longer term outlook for the metal remains murky. Arguments on both…
July 6, 2011 Oyu Tolgoi open pit starts receiving equipment as the whole complex makes good progress Late last month Ivanhoe Mines received $502 million from Rio Tinto following Rio’s decision to exercise all remaining share-purchase warrants that it holds in Ivanhoe Mines. Assembly of open pit…
July 4, 2011 Chile Codelco seeks to avert 24-hr workers’ strike Chile's Codelco on Monday sought to avert a 24-hour strike by workers demanding a bigger say in the restructuring of the world's top copper miner, the company's top executives said…
July 4, 2011 Thousands strike at Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Papua According to reports more than 7,000 workers from Freeport McMoRan's massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia's western Papua region started a week-long strike on Monday to demand better wages.…
July 3, 2011 BHP eyes second share buyback BHP Billiton could be set to announce another share buyback, after the successful completion of its $US10 billion ($9.3bn) capital management program. UBS analyst Glyn Lawcock said a renewed capital…
June 30, 2011 BHP gets approval for potash mine: NineMSN Finance BHP said in a statement overnight that the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment had notified it of the approval, following an environmental impact statement submitted in December, 2010. BHP said Jansen…
June 30, 2011 Cameco invests $5 million more in PhosEnergy process for uranium recovery Demonstration plant construction completed and undergoing final commissioning for the recovery of uranium as a by-product of phosphate fertiliser production. The third stage investment, to be used to further the…
June 30, 2011 BHP Australia refinery resumes nickel production BHP Billiton said on Wednesday that production at its Kwinana nickel refinery in Western Australia had restarted as planned in early June. "In line with our previous guidance, production at…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
