Gold and copper revenues see 6% Q4 profit hike for Peru’s Buenaventura
Buenaventura's annual net income rises 12% from last year, but gold production including Yanacocha fell 17% in 2010.
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45% decline in Japan’s copper exports over last year
Japan's Ministry of Finance data reveals drop in refined copper exports to 26,208 tonnes. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's refined copper exports fell 45 percent in January from a year earlier to 26,208 tonnes, for a fourth straight month of year-on-year
Native group hits back at Taseko over revived mine plan
The chief of the Canadian First Nation at the centre of the controversial Prosperity Mine in north-central British Columbia lashed out at the […]
Rio lifts force majure on two Australian coal mines
The two mines, Blair Athol and Kestrel have been under force majeure since late December, after severe flooding in Queensland.
Denison Mines acquires White Canyon Uranium through friendly takeover
White Canyon Uranium has agreed to a friendly takeover by Denison Mines Corp., the companies announced on Feb. 22. Denison will pay […]
Sherritt expecting production declines in Cuba this year
Canadian mining and energy company Sherritt is expecting production declines in Cuba in 2011, Cuba Standard reported: Sherritt, Cuba’s largest foreign investor, […]
Rio’s Zimbabwe diamond unit output up 43% in 2010
Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe diamond unit is showing a 43 percent increase in output, Reuters Africa is reporting: Diamond output from global miner […]
Ekati diamond fetches record price
CBC News is reporting that a huge diamond from the Ekati mine in northern Canada was auctioned off in Belgium for $6 […]
Midway Gold extends strike length at Spring Valley
Midway Gold's Spring Valley project got a boost on Thursday with the company reporting an extension of the mineralized strike zone. Midway says exploration drilling in the fourth quarter 2010 has extended the strike by 1.8 kilometres to the southwest of the previously discovered gold resource at Spring Valley, Nevada.
