January 27, 2012 Ivanhoe Mine shares surge on Rio Tinto takeover Shares of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. gained more than 5 percent in aftermarket trading on Thursday after majority shareholder Rio Tinto PLC disclosed that it is reviewing the company's board…
January 26, 2012 Anglo defends itself against ‘criminal accusation’ as mud flies in fight with Codelco Anglo-American in its increasingly acrimonious fight with Codelco on Thursday had to defend itself against what it termed "the criminal accusation" made by the president of the Federation of Copper…
January 26, 2012 Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy…
January 26, 2012 Copper soars to 4-month high on US economic hope Copper hit a four-month high Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates to near zero until the end of 2014.
January 25, 2012 Copper One Signs Purchase Agreement in Respect of Queylus Copper Gold Property Copper One Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CUO) (the "Company" or "Copper One") is pleased to announce that it has signed a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Lounor Exploration Inc. ("Lounor") (TSX…
January 25, 2012 ABB to help drive the world’s newest copper mine ABB has supplied a vast array of power and automation solutions for Antofagasta’s new flagship Esperanza copper mine in Chile. The solutions include three of the world’s largest gearless mill…
January 25, 2012 Lundin Mining reports on Neves-Corvo future underground materials handling study and zinc expansion The initial Future Underground Materials Handling Study for Lundin Mining's Neves-Corvo mining complex in southern Portugal identified and evaluated the underground materials handling and access options necessary to pursue the…
January 24, 2012 Peru PM says Conga will get built, otherwise Newmont’s compensation bill would be ‘huge’ Peru's Prime Minister said on Tuesday Newmont Mining’s stalled Conga project will be developed as the government could end up with a "huge" compensation payment if the $4.8 billion mine…
January 24, 2012 Rio Tinto takes control of Ivanhoe, punters feel deflated World number two miner Rio Tinto has taken a majority stake in Ivanhoe Mines, its partner on the massive Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia, purchasing a 51% interest. A favourite…
January 24, 2012 Hana Mining pops 4% on good intercepts Hana Mining moved up 4.32% today on positive drill results from its exploration property in Botswana.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm