November 10, 2017 Indonesia warns of tough response after Papuan rebels threaten Freeport Indonesia's military said on Friday it was prepared to take tough measures against rebels who have threatened to "destroy" mining operations of Freeport-McMoRan Inc in the eastern province of Papua…
November 10, 2017 BHP needs 120 new workers at its Olympic Dam in Australia The mining giant will add those jobs during the next 12 months.
November 9, 2017 Weak uranium prices force Cameco to halt two operations in Canada Company will suspend operations at the McArthur River and Key Lake at the end of January for at least 10 months.
November 9, 2017 Armed separatists occupy villages near Freeport’s Indonesia mine Armed separatists have occupied five villages in Indonesia’s Papua province, threatening to disrupt Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s giant Grasberg copper mine, which has already been hit this year by labor unrest and…
November 9, 2017 Rio Tinto’s Argyle pink diamonds tender delivers record result Company sold 58 rare pink, red and violet diamonds, a collection know as "Custodions of Rare Beauty."
November 8, 2017 Rio Tinto joins race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Mining giant is eying the 32% interest in SQM that PotashCorp is selling to fulfill China's regulators condition for the approval of the its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium.
November 3, 2017 The view from the Goldcorp chairman’s office He built one of the world's largest gold producers. Now Ian Telfer is cornering Mexico's oil privatization.
November 3, 2017 Copper miners to see profit grow further in 2018 — report Profit margins are expected to end significantly higher this year, and this trend to continue over the next two years, a study by S&P Global Market Intelligence shows.
November 2, 2017 De Beers’ Victor mine closing doors in 2019 Firm has determined it's not economically viable to extend the life of the diamond mine, which can only be accessed by air year round, or by a winter road for…
November 1, 2017 Chile sees Codelco’s first lithium output in 6 to 7 years Most of Chile's 7.5 million tonnes in reserves of lithium are found in brine deposits,and take at least seven years to develop.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am