Uranium makes a move
After a rough 2011, uranium companies started January looking up.
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Australian Wet season impacts Argyle diamond production
The Argyle diamond mine, long a dominant force in the global diamond market saw production drop 14% year on year during the last quarter of 2011.
Race for Australian mine assets heats up
In what is likely to be upbeat year for Australian mining M&A, some large Asian and U.S. companies are ready to bet on the country's coal, iron ore and uranium assets to meet booming demand for power.
Fortescue smashes shipped ore record
Miner Fortescue Metals shipped a record 14.77 million tonnes of iron ore in the December quarter.
Record breaking tunnel will open up access for iron ore to new port in Brazil
The Porto Sudeste tunnel project in Brazil features a 20.5 m wide tunnel and will accommodate four conveyor lines to become one of the widest tunnels of its type globally.
Iron ore expected to fall in 2012 but majors keep cranking it out
The market for iron ore is likely to soften this year but industry leaders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are not pulling in production, betting that the slowdown in steelmaking is temporary.
Mercator Minerals up 5.5% on production data
Mercator Minerals (TSE:ML) rose 5.5% today after announcing record production from its Mineral Park Mine in Arizona.
Iamgold quarterly gold production drops 20%
Iamgold (TSE:IMG) stock was down Monday despite announcing strong fourth-quarter production results.
Quadra 2011 copper output falls
Canada’s Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. (QUX-T15.30----%), which has signed a deal to be bought by a Polish government-backed miner, said Monday its production was down slightly in the fourth quarter, as compared to the previous three months.
