July 8, 2016 High grade South Korean gold projects acquired under Southern Gold’s strategic overseas expansion A suite of high grade gold assets in South Korea, most of them historic underground or artisinal gold and silver workings, some of which extend over a large footprint, are…
July 8, 2016 BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam set to reach highest copper production in a decade Red metal production at the copper-uranium mine is expected to hit around 230,000 tonnes by 2021, but there is potential for up to 450,000 tonnes per year.
July 7, 2016 Solar panel recycler leads Australia in emerging industry Adelaide-based Reclaim PV has teamed up with major solar panel manufacturers who distribute in Australia and is refining its processes as well as lobbying for panels to be included in…
July 7, 2016 First glimpse of potential Nullarbor treasures SOME of the first geological images of one of the world’s last unexplored mineral frontiers have glimpsed the mining potential of Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain.
July 5, 2016 BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.
July 4, 2016 Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.
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.
World’s no. 2 gold miner is ‘willing to move’ on M&A, CEO says Ammar Al-Joundi said the gold producer is “very well-positioned” to pursue acquisitions should opportunities emerge. February 13, 2026 | 02:47 pm
