MINING.com Editor, Author at MINING.COM

Rio declares force majeure on Boyne aluminium

Premiums for spot primary aluminium in Asia are unlikely to rise after Rio Tinto declared force majeure on shipments from its Boyne […]

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2011 | 7:49 pm

Chile’s Codelco to invest $16bn 2011-2015

Chile’s state copper giant Codelco will invest over $16-billion between 2011-2015 and expects copper prices to remain strong in the long-term, the […]

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2011 | 7:13 pm

Gold possibly in ‘early stages’ of bubble, but prices to continue higher

Mining Weekly reports: The gold price, which set a record above $1 430/oz in December before settling back to the current $1 […]

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2011 | 7:01 pm

Gold mine output hit record in 2010, more gains likely this year – GFMS

Mining Weekly reports: Gold supply from mines rose to about 2 652 t in 2010, a “significant” increase of 2,7% year-on-year, and […]

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2011 | 6:55 pm

Contract miner Leighton says floods halt activities

Mining Weekly reports: ASX-listed contract miner and construction specialist the Leighton Group on Wednesday reported that a number of its contract mining […]

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2011 | 6:52 pm

Graphic: Australian flooding and impact on coal

Globe and Mail uses graphs to show the impact the flood will have on worldwide coal exports.

MINING.com Editor | January 12, 2011 | 4:47 pm

Video shows devastation in Queensland

Video taken throughout Queensland shows the flood's tremendous impact on the region.

MINING.com Editor | January 12, 2011 | 4:23 pm

Australians face flooding disaster courageously – a roundup of editorial opinion

The Australian pays homage to the nation's can-do spirit. It also outlines the enormous cost of the disaster and the work required to bring the state back.

MINING.com Editor | January 12, 2011 | 4:23 pm