July 27, 2011 Copper mine ‘could rival Olympic Dam’ REX Minerals has forecast more copper from its Hillside project in SA, releasing a blueprint for a 12-year mine to almost rival Olympic Dam in size. "The conceptual study supports…
July 27, 2011 De Beers plans to expand in China De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer, announced Tuesday that it will further expand its retail outlets in China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
July 26, 2011 De Beers exec: best six months since going private, strong US growth surprises In an interview with Moneyweb on Tuesday, De Beers Chief Commercial Officer said the company had experienced its best six months since it went private in a $19 billion deal…
July 26, 2011 Union power in Pilbara boosted by ruling A landmark victory in the Federal Court looks set to give unions more power to bargain on behalf of workers at Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton iron ore operations in…
July 26, 2011 BHP gets nod for Petrohawk takeover BHP Billiton has received approval from the US competition regulator for its $US15.1 billion ($A14 billion) takeover of shale gas company Petrohawk Energy.
July 25, 2011 Vancouver Sun: First Nation irked by Jansen potash project The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation located near BHP Billiton Ltd.'s Jansen potash project is calling on the province to consult aboriginal communities in the region about the potential…
July 25, 2011 Dow Jones-to-gold ration and Greek stocks In this article we will discuss different ratios, including the important DowJones-to-Gold ratio, but also a special ratio which we will discuss below. Let’s start with the DowJones-to-Gold ratio. When…
July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 22, 2011 EIS for Jansen potash project gets okay The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has approved the environmental impact statement (EIS) filed by BHP Billiton for the Jansen potash project near Lanigan. The EIS was submitted for technical review…
July 22, 2011 Investing in precious metals: This metal miner doubled profits Copper (NYSE:JJC) decreased the most in four weeks, as poor economic data released on Thursday worried investors. Although the Chinese manufacturing report isn’t due till August 1st, preliminary data showed…
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am