October 5, 2011 Peru’s Cerro Verde strikers seek to paralyze mine The strike at Peru's Cerro Verde mine is getting nasty, reports MarkeWatch, with workers aiming to "paralyze the mine." MarketWatch reported Wednesday there are no negotiations underway to end the…
October 5, 2011 Arizona’s newest copper mine faces setback Augusta Resource Corp. (TSE:AZC) — the company behind Arizona's latest copper mine — suffered a setback last week in its efforts to develop its Rosemont Copper Project.
October 5, 2011 Rex Minerals strikes high grade copper at Hillside in South Australia Rex Minerals (ASX:RXM) has further identified extensions at its 100%-owned Hillside Copper Project on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, including high‐grade intersections on the recently tested Leprena structure at…
October 5, 2011 Commodities may rally 20 pct on emerging-markets growth, Goldman Sachs says Commodity prices may advance 20 percent over the next year as growth in emerging markets offsets the impact of the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe and a slowdown in developed economies,…
October 5, 2011 Apprentices ditch training for highly paid mine jobs The WA Government has urged apprentices to stick with their training after new figures indicating four out of ten drop out. At some major training providers up to half of…
October 4, 2011 LME says buyers lining up as it clears first gold trade Businessweek reports on the day it cleared and matched its first gold trade the London Metal Exchange which handles some 80% of global trade in metals futures, told members on…
October 4, 2011 Voting closes but results of Pebble referendum not available for two weeks Forbes reports that it will be another two week before we know the results of the Pebble mine project referendum
October 4, 2011 Alaska superior court confirms Pebble exploration permits Alaska Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth has ruled in favour of the State of Alaska and the Pebble Limited Partnership (the "Pebble Partnership" or "PLP") in a case brought by…
October 4, 2011 Codelco chief urges China to restock on low copper price As the price of copper drops to a 14-month low on speculation of sluggish demand for industrial metals, the chief executive of Codelco — the world's largest copper producer —…
October 4, 2011 Metorex hits record with 15% increase in quarterly copper production Metorex Limited (JNB:MEMTX) reached a new high in quarterly copper output, with production rising by 15% to 15,202 tons. Cobalt output rose by 11% to 942 tons.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
