January 14, 2011 FQM copper and gold production fall on Frontier mine expropriation As expected, First Quantum's 2010 metals output suffered from the forced closure of its Frontier Mine by the DRC Government in its ongoing dispute with the Canadian miner. Canada's First…
January 13, 2011 Rio Tinto Digs Deeper Into Africa Feature article from the Wall Street Journal: Rio Tinto has prided itself on the fact that more than 80% of its assets […]
January 13, 2011 Operations to restart at Northam Platinum’s South Africa mine Northam Platinum will resume operations at its Zondereinde mine in South Africa on Thursday after a worker was killed.
January 10, 2011 Northam halts Zondereinde ops after accident The Platinum mine says it has suspended operations at the mine after a worker was killed in an accident. South African mining company Northam Platinum (NHMJ.J: Quote) suspended operations at…
December 23, 2010 Update: Rival challenges expected as Rio’s $3.9 bid agreed by Riversdale Pre-bid agreement for 14.9% of Riversdale puts Rio’s foot in the door in Mozambique coking coal development. Recommended cash offer price of […]
December 23, 2010 Duluth/Franconia tie-up could lead to huge U.S. base metals/pgm mine In a major consolidation within the big Duluth polymetallic Complex, Duluth Metals and partner Antofagasta are to purchase Franconia Minerals. Read more
December 22, 2010 Shaft Sinkers to list on London Stock Exchange Shaft Sinkers Holding, the South African developer of vertical and decline shafts for underground mines and infrastructure, has announced its intention to […]
December 8, 2010 Sandvik Mining and Construction receives major project orders in materials handling During October and November, Sandvik Mining and Construction secured a number of orders for bulk materials handling and continuous mining/crushing systems in South America, Africa and Asia.
November 1, 2010 Gold recovery operations improved by new control systems Electrical and automation equipment supplier Elquip Solutions has been contracted to install electronic equipment manufacturer Hitachi’s EH 150 programmable logic controller (PLC) […]
November 1, 2010 Four mine control systems upgraded Automation and control specialist company Systems Automation & Management (SAM) has upgraded the old instrumentation and control systems at several coal mines, […]
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
