June 13, 2012 BHP’s already eye-watering Olympic Dam expansion bulked up again World number one miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday bought additional exploration plots near its Olympic Dam mine and $30 billion expansion project.
June 13, 2012 EMED Mining Public Limited – AGM Statement We continue to collaborate closely with our suppliers and advisers, the regulatory authorities of the Government of Andalucía and the project financiers with a view to triggering the Rio Tinto…
June 13, 2012 Copper, nickel combine to capture printed electronics market There are better days waiting ahead for copper and nickel in the field of electronics with the new invention of copper-nickel nanowires, which will be a perfect choice for printed…
June 12, 2012 Prairie Creek Mine gets OK from aboriginal affairs CBC reports that Canadian Zinc (TSE:CZN) has passed another milestone in getting its zinc-silver-lead-copper Prairie Creek Mine up and running with an OK from John Duncan, the minister of Aboriginal…
June 12, 2012 Dr Kloppers took home $15 million last year. How is the sypercycle turning out for you? The 49-year-old boss of the world's largest mining company took home £9.8 million ($15.2 million) last year including bonuses, pension contributions and stock options.
June 12, 2012 Spanic and Grexit put copper back on defensive The Spanish bailout is now being called 'voodoo economics' while EU finance officials are at the point of discussing limiting ATM withdrawals and doing border checks if and when Athens…
June 11, 2012 Mandalay Resources secures US$20 million revolving credit facility and repays in full existing loan facility Having recently paid the Sprott loan of $10 million in full, Mandalay resources is now essentially debt free thanks to great second quarter results.
June 11, 2012 Singapore state fund builds up stake in Ivanhoe, does nothing for share price Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has taken up a 5.5% stake in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines valued at roughly $420 million ahead of a $1.8 billion rights offer at the…
June 11, 2012 Millrock and Vale enter option agreement concerning the AUDN copper-gold Porphyry project, Alaska Vale is providing funding to Millrock for research and exploration along the Alaska Peninsula porphyry belts. Vale may earn 65% interest by expending US$3.5 million for exploration on the project…
June 10, 2012 Tsilhqot’in vow to ‘stand ground’ against New Prosperity Mine at Taseko AGM Behind doors closed even to media, Taseko Mines Ltd. boasted 2011 profits of $86.3 million Canadian [$83.1 million USD] at its annual general meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June…
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm