August 30, 2012 Xstrata kicks off production at Mount Margaret mine London listed Xstrata (LON:XTA) started Thursday copper production at its $310 million (A$300) Mount Margaret operation in north-west Queensland, Australia.
August 30, 2012 Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…
August 30, 2012 World’s richest woman proposes minimum wage reduction for envious and lazy Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has triggered a squall of controversy in Australia by issuing a call for the minimum wage to be reduced and accusing those jealous of her immense…
August 30, 2012 Australia pushes for expansion into African mining Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.
August 29, 2012 Condoto Platinum signs cooperation agreement for significant-scale alluvial mining operation in Novita, Colombia Condoto Platinum NL (ASX:CPD) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement with Evelio Casimiro Martinez Asprilla (“Martinez”) in order to commence bulk sampling initiatives…
August 29, 2012 Iron ore freefall catches miners Iron ore prices hit the lowest level since November 2009 on Tuesday as the commodity crashed 4.6% closing at $94.80. The dive proved a drag for producers of the commodity,…
August 29, 2012 Finances keep new gold mine in Australia on hold Cautious investors could stall a major underground gold mine east of Canberra, which will cost more than A$77 million to build.
August 29, 2012 Anglo American sheds workers as coal prices plummet London-based Anglo American (LSE:AAL) has joined an expanding list of coal producers making staff cuts at specific Australian operations, after it announced it will cut at least 50 jobs when…
August 29, 2012 Alcyone: SE Queensland Mine Contains 23Moz Silver Alcyone Resources Limited (ASX: AYN) announced an increase in silver resources from its Texas Silver & Polymetallic Project in SE Queensland to over 23 million ounces, following a 35%t increase…
August 29, 2012 Newcrest restarts Lihir mine Gold producer Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) resumed its operations at the Lihir project, in Papua New Guinea, following the resolution of a dispute lodged by the Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association…
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
