July 26, 2012 What disaster economics means for investors As one generational cohort of money managers yields control of the world’s portfolios, a new one is emerging that perceives disasters as more frequently occurring than their predecessors.
July 26, 2012 New Mine Safety Centre at the University of Utah The University of Utah created a new Center for Mining Safety and Health Excellence to help those who depend on the mining industry, university President David Pershing announced.
July 26, 2012 Powerscreen launches new Warrior 1400X screen Powerscreen, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile crushing and screening equipment, launches the new Warrior 1400X screen.
July 26, 2012 Ex convicts to fill out job vacancies at Billiton’s Olympic Dam While the Australian government has started allowing miners to hire foreign workers to ease a labour shortage in the country, some companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have…
July 26, 2012 Potash Corp. cuts profit hopes as earnings slide Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. reported a sharp drop in second-quarter earnings on Thursday as well as lower than anticipated profits.
July 26, 2012 How Caterpillar explains the world Caterpillar builds machines for digging up the earth. When countries grow, they need more machines. When they stop growing, they need fewer. That's one reason why a company like Caterpillar,…
July 26, 2012 Vale the newest casualty of China’s slowdown Brazilian mining giant, Vale SA, became the latest casualty of China's economic slowdown on Wednesday as its second-quarter profit fell almost 60% driven mainly by a weaker demand for iron…
July 26, 2012 Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go…
July 25, 2012 John Rizkallah joins Rösler Rösler recruits Engineer to build up its technical service division.
July 25, 2012 Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts FTSE 100 miner, copper giant Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced Tuesday it had appointed Diego Hernandez, the former head of state miner Codelco, a move qualified by insiders as “a goal”…
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
