May 1, 2012 Xstrata copper production down, but Q1 financial performance solid Anglo-Swiss Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) reported today mixed production results for its first quarter, with copper production declining 18%, but said operating and financial performance remains strong.
May 1, 2012 Xstrata posts drop in Q1 copper production The miner said quarterly copper output dropped more than 18 percent year-on-year, after a number of their mines reached the end of their respective lives
May 1, 2012 Southern Copper Q1 net income jumps 30 pct The copper miner said a 13% jump in sales amid lower operating costs during the period helped offset weaker metals prices
April 30, 2012 Teck cashes in on Chile’s copper For centuries, pilgrims have thronged to the Chilean mountain town of Andacollo – to worship at the historic church and to mine the dusty hills for copper. Now a new…
April 30, 2012 Chinese firm has plans to revive Uganda’s Kilembe copper/cobalt mine Gingko Energy Company plans to spend $100 million over five years to revive production at the Kilembe copper/cobalt mine, which was abandoned in the early 1980s due to political turmoil.
April 30, 2012 Mongolia’s mine law change unlikely to be retroactive – minister Vice finance minister, Chuluun Ganhuyag, says the proposed new law will only apply to investment in certain deposits, but the list will go beyond the country's current list of strategic…
April 30, 2012 Veteran broker accuses BHP Billiton of destroying own wealth with bad decisions From aborted takeover attempts for Rio Tinto and Potash Corp and what is seen as a disastrous successful one for Petrohawk, BHP Billiton is accused of making many bad decisions…
April 29, 2012 MAX acquires additional 560 acres to cover the northwest extension of high grade copper/silver mineralization identified in soils at Majuba Hill, Nevada; drilling scheduled to resume in May MAX Resource Corp. (TSX.V: MXR; OTCBB: MXROF; Frankfurt: M1D) has entered into a Mineral Lease with New Nevada Resources, LLC ("NNR") for 560 acres of mineral rights ("Section 33) immediately…
April 28, 2012 Teck files environmental assessment for Chilean project Teck Resources' epic $5.6 billion Quebrada Blanca copper-molybdenum mine expansion has taken another step ahead.
April 27, 2012 Mines vs rainforest: Showdown looming in Tasmania The Australian reports on a potential clash of visions in the Tasmanian rainforest, where 10 new mines are proposed and 58 exploration licences active.
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