June 6, 2012 Alturas Signs LOI for two gold projects in the Maricunga belt in northern Chile Under the terms of the letters of agreement, Alturas has until June 30, 2012 to complete technical and legal due diligence, and to execute formal Option Agreements with Inversiones Gema…
June 6, 2012 Ross Beaty laments Argentina, says the commodity supercycle is still intact Ross Beaty, the founder of Pan America Silver and Equinox Resources, is not cowed by the bad economic news. He looks at the markets and still sees opportunity.
June 5, 2012 Mining investment worth $50 billion in the balance as Peruvian lawmakers quit Three lawmakers from President Ollanta Humala’s ruling Gana Peru party resigned on Monday over the government’s handling of protests against -Xstrata last week, warning that social and environmental protests are…
June 5, 2012 FT: EU’s efforts to cut red tape held up by anti-graft rules for mining companies At the moment the draft legislation requires mining companies to disclose on a project-by-project basis what they pay local officials in foreign countries.
June 4, 2012 WCB Resources Ltd. announces highly encouraging initial rock sample results, Misima EL1747 WCB Resources Ltd. has entered into an exploration agreement with Pan Pacific Copper on Misima Island, Papua New Guinea with encouraging results.
June 3, 2012 Big executive pay, golden parachutes at Freeport McMoRan Gold Inc.executives receive hefty salaries and stock bonuses but they've also set up very large golden parachutes in case the Phoenix-based copper miner gets acquired. There has been speculation that…
June 1, 2012 Global growth shocks drop copper to 2012 low Copper suffered another sharp drop in New York on Friday with traders reacting to bad economic news from the US in the form of dismal jobs numbers, a crisis in…
June 1, 2012 Nautilus dispute with Papua New Guinea to delay or even cancel underwater mining dreams Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. said its Solwara 1 underwater copper project could be delayed or even cancelled due to a dispute with Papua New Guinea over the mine ownership agreement.
June 1, 2012 Teck announces tentative collective agreement at Trail Operations Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") (TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) announced today that Teck and Locals 480 and 9705 of the United Steelworkers have reached a tentative collective agreement covering Trail…
June 1, 2012 Chile’s mining future jeopardized by delay in Patagonia $7 billion dam project Chile, the top copper producer in the world, will not be able to keep mining for the red metal, gold and other minerals if the country doesn’t find a solution…
Mozambique pushing to keep South32 aluminum smelter open, minister says South32 said in December that it would place the Mozal plant under care and maintenance by March. February 09, 2026 | 07:36 am
