August 5, 2011 Rio Tinto Diamonds posts $10m loss for H1 Rising rough diamond prices were not enough to keep Rio Tinto's diamond operations profitable. Lower production and increased costs eroded Rio Tinto Diamond's bottom line in the first half of…
August 5, 2011 Strike ends at world’s biggest copper mine Miners voted Friday to end a two-week long strike at the world's largest copper mine, La Escondida in northern Chile, approving an agreement struck by their union and management. Escondida…
August 5, 2011 NUM and De Beers sign deal A wage agreement between De Beers Consolidated Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has been signed, the diamond producer said on Thursday.
August 4, 2011 BHPB approves GEMCO expansion BHP Billiton announced on July 29 that the partners in Samancor Manganese have approved the second expansion of the GEMCO operation in Australia’s Northern Territory. This follows the successful commissioning…
August 4, 2011 Cameco profit drops 23%; lowers demand forecast Canada's largest uranium producer lost 23% of its profits in the second quarter, as uranium sales volumes declined. In announcing its second-quarter results Thursday, Saskatoon-based Cameco also lowered its industry…
August 4, 2011 Rio Tinto investors wake up Thursday $10 billion poorer Rio Tinto reported a surge in profits due to strong demand in Asia and higher metals prices on Thursday but shares in the company spiked lower in New York, opening…
August 3, 2011 Ivanhoe chief says Oyu Tolgoi should be worth $30 billion Speaking at the Diggers & Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie Australia, Robert Friedland, executive chairman of Ivanhoe mines made big claims for the new mine his company is constructing in Mongolia…
August 2, 2011 Rio tipped for $7.3bn profit Cashed-up Rio Tinto is expected to post a first-half net profit of more than $US8 billion, driven by prices of iron ore, aluminium and copper. The earnings season gets into…
July 31, 2011 SKM’s role in Cape Lambert iron ore upgrade and IPCC Global projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), presented on the company’s role in Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Upgrade at the recent Iron Ore Conference in Perth, Western Australia (July 11-13).
July 31, 2011 North Star property sold to Newmont Mining It's kind of a homecoming: Colorado-based Newmont Mining Corp. has purchased the North Star property south of Grass Valley, more than 700 acres that encompasses several former gold mines.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
