July 1, 2016 BHP said to be after Potash Corp again BHP has been developing its own Canadian potash mine — the Jansen project — in Potash Corp's backyard, and has already invested about $3.8 billion on it.
July 1, 2016 Australia’s uranium polluting the Antarctic — scientists Australia has about 40% of the world's uranium reserves and exports nearly 7,000 tonnes of yellow cake annually.
July 1, 2016 World’s largest copper mine output, profit plummeted in Q1 Chile’s Escondida produced 265,597 tonnes in the period, or 23% less than the 347.125 tonnes it generated in Q1 2015.
July 1, 2016 Rio Tinto exits PNG, gives away copper-gold mine with $51bn in reserves Decision follows a company review of the asset that was triggered by the Bouganville government’s pressure to restart mining at Panguna or give it up.
June 28, 2016 Morgan Stanley: Iron ore will drop to $35 by fall Iron ore advanced to a 5-week high of $53.40 on Tuesday, but analysts see steep decline in the final quarter of 2016.
June 28, 2016 These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy also allocated more than half a billion dollars for top executives salaries in decade before…
June 27, 2016 Brexit double whammy great for these gold miners Moody's says AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields will start spewing cash as gold price rise and currency falls combine – for Anglogold it's an extra $20m a month.
June 27, 2016 BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.
June 24, 2016 Eden and Deakin University finalise agreement for ARC-funded research project into use of EdenCrete™ in ultra-high strength concrete to reduce or eliminate steel reinforcing The ARC grant, funded by the Commonwealth of Australia, will provide a total of A$300,000 over the three year life of the research project.
June 24, 2016 Brexit: Gold, metals, markets react as Britain chooses to leave the EU Gold climbs the most in eight years, while copper and oil fall.
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
