March 16, 2011 Rio warns on metals prices in the short to medium term Global miner Rio Tinto warned that metals demand could fall in the near term and prices could be volatile in the medium term due to economic imbalances, but the long…
March 16, 2011 Heavy rains affect Australian gold output – AngloGold Ashanti The world’s third-largest gold miner said heavy rains in Australia have affected output at its Sunrise Dam mine.
March 15, 2011 Bearish nuclear picture clouds Olympic Dam expansion BHP's $30-billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine could be in doubt as a result of the nuclear emergency unfolding in Japan, Barry Fitzgerald writes in…
March 14, 2011 Plan for refining rare earths in Malaysia is controversial Australian mining company Lynas is planning to set up a refinery in Malaysia that will receive rare earth ores from its Mount Weld mine in Western Australia. Jonathan Manthorpe, an…
March 14, 2011 Fukushima crisis creates big fallout in Australian uranium stocks Australian uranium counters took a substantial hit on Monday in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in […]
March 13, 2011 Iron ore prices will fall to earth Barry Fitzgerald says that iron ore prices will be falling to earth in the short-term due to over-supply: The big question is […]
March 11, 2011 Uranium sector could be in for a ‘cruel blow’ after disaster in Japan The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been in the news after the earthquake in Japan cut off the plant’s cooling system. […]
March 11, 2011 Discovery Metals says infill drilling enhances Botswana copper project The Brisbane-based explorer has reported positive infill drilling results on its Zeta underground project on its 100% owned Boseto project in Botswana.
March 10, 2011 ‘Significant risk’ associated with Equinox offer, Inmet says Inmet Mining is holding firm on the proposed friendly merger with Lundin Mining, saying there are significant risks associated with the hostile Equinox offer for Lundin announced last week. Inmet…
March 10, 2011 OZ Minerals buys big copper-gold find in Prominent Hill region The spectacular Carapateena discovery that Canadian Teck Resources had seen as its big foreign play until the global financial crisis, is now passing into the hands of OZ Minerals Ltd…
Zijin Mining seeks $1.5 billion from convertible bonds as gold surges Company plans to use proceeds to fund capital expenditure related to the construction of the La Arena gold mine project in Peru. January 29, 2026 | 05:09 pm
