December 1, 2015 Barrick completes sale of 50% of Zaldívar copper mine to Antofagasta The proceeds of the sale will be used to reduce a debt pile of $13 billion with a target of wiping out $3 billion this year.
December 1, 2015 Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine readies for first shipment Roy Hill iron ore mine will soon start exporting the steelmaking material, just as prices hit a fresh seven-year low.
December 1, 2015 De Beers’ Kimberley Mines sold to Petra Diamonds, Ekapa Mining for $7.2m The sale marks the end of De Beers' century-long diamond mining history in South Africa.
December 1, 2015 ISIS, Turkey and oil – the bigger picture: interview with Pelicourt Robert Bensh—managing director and partner at Pelicourt, a Western-owned oil and gas company discusses navigating tricky conflict zones.
December 1, 2015 BHP Billiton to slash copper production costs, increase output The miner expects to lower production costs to $1.08 per pound during the 2017 financial year, from a projected $1.21 per pound in the year ending June 2016.
November 30, 2015 Canadian Oil Sands granted one more month to fend off Suncor’s hostile bid The poison pill provision must expire by Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.
November 30, 2015 Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.
November 30, 2015 Metso to supply containerized crushing and screening plant to Saburkhan Technologies, allowing for cost efficiency and rapid plant set up The revolutionary Metso NW Series crushing and screening plant allows customers to improve profitability at even the most challenging crushing sites and to move to the next site more easily…
November 30, 2015 Up to 20,000 mining jobs gone in Australia by 2018 — report Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.
November 30, 2015 Iron ore keeps falling, drops below $43 a tonne If that sounds bad, then you might not want to hear that the most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank Monday below $40 a tonne for the first time ever.
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