August 27, 2011 Copper miners tap into China growth Most mining companies are highly diversified, but Antofagasta and Kazakhmys are pretty much single-country, single commodity miners. Both companies mine for copper, Antofagasta in Chile, Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan.
August 27, 2011 CO2 from Canadian oil sands – higher, not horrifying Environmental opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring crude oil to the U.S. from the Canadian oil sands has heated up in recent weeks as the decision for…
August 27, 2011 4 miners dead in cave-in at north Mexico coal mine Four miners have been killed in an explosion that caved in part of a coal mine in the northern Mexico border state of Coahuila.
August 27, 2011 China tests underground refuge chamber in bid to reduce mining casualties China's coal mine safety watchdog said on Friday it had completed a manned experiment of a permanent underground chamber that can shelter miners in case of an accident as part…
August 27, 2011 Indian investment in Hajigak iron ore mine in Afghanistan Mr Dinsha Patel, Minister of State for Mines, informed the Lok Sabha that the government of Afghanistan has invited offers for commercial exploitation of Hajigak Iron Ore Deposit through the…
August 27, 2011 Gold Fields says Peru tax in line with industry preference Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI), Africa’s second- biggest gold producer, said Peru’s decision to base a new mining windfall tax on operating profit rather than revenue meets companies’ expectations.
August 27, 2011 PDEA agents arrest 6 persons, seizes P700,000 worth of ‘shabu’ in Mt. Diwata gold mining area The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Davao has filed drug charges against six persons arrested in a lightning raid at their safehouse in a gold-rush area in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo,…
August 27, 2011 SJC sells 28,000 taels of gold in last three days On August 25, Saigon Jewelry JSC (SJC) sold a huge volume of up to 10,000 taels of gold while buying only 30-40 taels of gold, the local newswire Tuoi Tre…
August 26, 2011 Freeport Indonesia copper miners plan strike soon Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's (FCX.N: Quote) Grasberg mine in Indonesia plan to stage a strike in coming days after talks with the company failed to resolve a pay…
August 26, 2011 Guinea and China in talks over bauxite mine, alumina refinery Guinea is in advanced talks with state-owned China Power Investment to develop a bauxite mine and build an alumina refinery, deep water port and a power plant in the West…
Hindalco sees up to $1.6B impact from fire at unit’s New York plant Earlier in the day, Ford Motor flagged that it saw lower production in the fourth quarter due to the Novelis fires. February 11, 2026 | 07:21 am
