April 23, 2012 $30 billion Olympic Dam now even bigger World number one miner BHP Billiton on Monday bought five additional exploration plots near its giant Olympic Dam mine and expansion project, destined to become the world's largest open pit.
April 23, 2012 Metso to sign contract of vertical grinding technology to MMX mining company in Brazil Metso has signed a contract with MMX mining company in Brazil containing vertical grinding technology. Metso's 14 vertical grinding mills will be assembled to the expansion of the Serra Azul…
April 23, 2012 Rick Rule: Why I’m excited about this gold market After a reasonably long period of sustained and occasionally dramatic escalations, commodity markets in general, and precious metals markets in particular, have declined. This is normal and healthy behavior, even…
April 23, 2012 Patriot Coal shutters another mine Patriot Coal has closed another mine, bringing to four the number of its coal operations shut this year due to continuing weakness in market demand. The St. Louis-based company is…
April 23, 2012 Prosperity Goldfields Corp. and Smash Minerals announce completion of amalgamation Prosperity Goldfields Corp. ("Prosperity") (TSX VENTURE:PPG) andSmash Minerals Corp. ("Smash") (TSX VENTURE:SSH) provide an update on their amalgamation and the core drilling program at Prosperity's Kiyuk Lake gold property, Nunavut.
April 23, 2012 South Korean group exits $324 million deal with Cockatoo Coal A South Korean conglomerate has cited global economic uncertain as a key reason for pulling out of a US$324 million deal with Australia-based Cockatoo Coal.
April 23, 2012 Human Rights Watch: Think twice about investing in Zambia copper mine IPO China's state-owned CNMC's Hong Kong IPO could raise as much as $500 million.
April 23, 2012 Cape Breton coal project gaining traction A past-producing colliery in one of North America's oldest coal mining belts is on its way to resuming production, says a story today in Halifax Media Co-op.
April 23, 2012 Coal mine accident kills 9 in north China Nine miners were killed and 16 others injured in a coal mine accident in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region as the rescue wrapped up late Monday, officials said.
April 23, 2012 Glencore takeover of Viterra may close in July A takeover of Canada's biggest grain handler, Viterra Inc, by Glencore International PLC , should close by the end of July if it receives the required approvals, Viterra said on…
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
