August 27, 2012 Back to the drawing board for Olympic Dam expansion The final fate of BHP Billiton’s (ASX:BHP) Olympic Dam mine expansion remains fraught with uncertainty in the wake of the company’s announcement last week that it was shelving the project…
August 27, 2012 The great, long-awaited China rebalancing act may have already begun Peking University finance professor Michael Pettis writes on his blog that the long-anticipated rebalancing of the Chinese economy may have already commenced.
August 27, 2012 Experts deny Aussie mining boom at an end Following Martin Ferguson’s rash declaration last week that Australia’s mining boom had come to an end several leading economic experts have publicly refuted the Australian Resource Minister’s dire prognosis.
August 26, 2012 Latin America’s China addiction: China’s soft landing impacting regional growth Over the past decade, many Latin America countries have experienced phenomenal economic growth as a result of one of the greatest commodity […]
August 24, 2012 BHP chews over ways to expand iron ore production in Australia The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, wants to leave the news of its first decrease in annual profit in three years behind by focusing on finding the most lucrative…
August 24, 2012 China’s regional governments unveil 7 trillion yuan in stimulus investments China's regional governments have unveiled a slew of new stimulus plans over the past two months worth a total of 7 trillion yuan according to Chinese-language news sources.
August 24, 2012 Australian resource minister declares mining boom over, then backtracks Less than 24 hours after Australia's minister for resources and energy declared that the country's mining boom had come to an end, he appeared saying he was misinterpreted, and that…
August 24, 2012 China’s top copper producer establishes HK subsidiary to lower financing costs China's biggest copper producer has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong in order to reduce the cost of financing raw material imports and future acquisitions.
August 24, 2012 Baja Mining reports waiver to standstill agreement The Korean Consortium has advanced approximately $73.5 million of the total $90 million of Stage I financing, which is sufficient to trigger the reduction in Baja's interest in MMB from…
August 23, 2012 Canada’s Lalor gold, zinc, copper mine stealing thunder There's no doubt the big story in mining in Manitoba these days is HudBay's Lalor project near Snow Lake. Weighing in at about $700 million, the zinc/copper/gold mine is shaking…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
