April 16, 2012 Anglo American faces new obstructions to Minas Rio Anglo American has halted preliminary work for installation of a power line at its Minas Rio iron ore project in Brazil, following a judge's decision to suspend the installation license…
April 16, 2012 The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights: Meet mining’s 40 richest billionaires MINING.com counts more than 90 billionaires involved in minerals, metals and mining on the planet with a combined wealth of well over $300 billion.
April 15, 2012 Codelco buys in copper to meet deliveries The world's largest copper miner has been forced to buy from other miners and traders to meet its deliveries to customers, a rare move that underscores how the mining industry…
April 15, 2012 400,000 tonnes dead weight – Vale’s massive ore carriers suffer new setback Two of Vale's massive Valemax carriers were in Subic Bay, Philippines for just under a month transferring cargo to smaller ships to carry iron ore onto China, because the 400,000…
April 15, 2012 Canada’s Harper tells Americas summit mining has ‘vast power to change the way a nation lives’ Mining contributed $50 billion to the country’s GDP in 2011, he said, and provides “well paying” jobs for more than 300,000 Canadians.
April 13, 2012 Doe Run Peru to be liquidated after rejected restructuring of La Oroya smelter Metals producer Doe Run Peru’s creditors rejected a restructuring plan the company presented with a view to restarting operations at the La Oroya smelter, said in a statement the Energy…
April 12, 2012 Investors pile back into Guyana Goldfields on new feasibility Guyana Goldfields vaulted 15.8% on Thursday, after raising just shy of $26 million from an institutional investor and its CEO, and announcing a revised feasibility study for its Aurora gold…
April 12, 2012 Corazon adds 3 concessions in Nicaragua Corazon Gold Corp. announces that Nicaragua's Ministry of Energy and Mines ("MEM") and the Autonomous Region of the Northern Atlantic ("RAAN") have granted Corazon three contiguous, 25-year Exploration and Exploitation…
April 12, 2012 Sandvik Mining signs major project orders At the end of March, Sandvik Mining signed three major materials handling contracts with customers in Latin America and Australia.
April 12, 2012 Upsurge in gold production expected in Chile With nearly 6 million tonnes mined each year, Chile is the world’s chief copper producer. Now, it turns out the country could someday become a leader in gold production as…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
