December 27, 2012 To become a major minerals producer, Venezuela’s biggest challenge is itself Venezuela has its eye on becoming a major minerals producer, though its capacity to do so is in question, according to Maplecroft's principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith.
December 26, 2012 Nickel futures down 0.41% as participants trim positions At the Multi Commodity Exchange, nickel for delivery in January traded Rs 3.90, or 0.41 per cent lower at Rs 953.20 per kg.
December 26, 2012 Some facts about northern Ontario’s massive Ring of Fire mining deposits Chromium is the Ring of Fire's main claim to fame, but there are also proposals to mine nickel there, and hopes for copper, zinc, gold and palladium.
December 24, 2012 The greatest mining flameouts of 2012 The notable flops, failures and flameouts of the year.
December 22, 2012 BHP rejects $50 million offer for Port Hedland resort BHP Billiton has turned down a AUD 50 million offer from a consortium of investors for a collapsed resort project at Port Hedland. BHP's move is expected to lead to…
December 17, 2012 LME hits record volumes on last independent day 149.6 million lots carrying a notional value of $13.6 trillion ahead of Hong Kong takeover completion.
December 11, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.
December 11, 2012 Barminco appoints new CEO Leading underground hard-rock mining contractor, Barminco Holdings Limited (Barminco or the Company), is pleased to announce Peter Stokes has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer.
December 4, 2012 Norilsk billionaires end dispute as Russian tycoon steps in Mining billionaire Roman Abramovich, the Russian tycoon who owns the Chelsea soccer club, has stepped into Norilsk Nickel’s long-running management dispute between its two main shareholders by buying a 7.3%…
December 4, 2012 The copper clash and the reclusive Russian billionaire Russian billionaire Vladimir Iorich keeps a low profile, but has shown he’s ready to play for high stakes – as some shareholders in mining companies he covets have discovered.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
