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Pakistan’s tycoons offer to take over former Barrick mine

Reko Diq has the potential to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold a year for more than half a century.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2019 | 5:00 am

Polymetal considers green project financing, copper projects

A financing deal could be reached in the second half…

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 11:05 am

Kaz Minerals reports 7.4% rise in copper output, reaffirms annual forecast

Production at its biggest mine Aktogay rose 6.9% to 37.3…

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 10:31 am

Ore miners in Indonesia will need to optimize land use — ministry

The government plans to create parameters, such as size of…

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 9:55 am

Australian miner to explore for gold in Kyrgyzstan

RTG Mining acquired a 90% stake in the high-grade Chanach…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 24, 2019 | 6:15 am

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Outer Harbour outta here! When BHP gives up on iron ore growth then you know the mining boom is over

The mining giant is also scaling back or postponing other expensive expansion projects but the pullback in iron ore – by far the Melbourne-based company's most profitable division – is a surprising move and indicative of the cloudy outlook for the commodities business.

Frik Els | August 2, 2012 | 4:00 pm

Add German complications to Papua New Guinea problems for Nautilus undersea mine

The Toronto-based company said in the report it continues to engage the government of PNG in legal proceedings held in Sydney Australia but that it has run into trouble with its German partners building a surface vessel for the operation which would lead to delays.

Frik Els | August 2, 2012 | 2:53 pm

Dilution ahoy! Nautilus offers major investors new shares for less than 52-week low

Nautilus Minerals dropped 7.3% to $1.02 in late-afternoon trade on Wednesday, after the Toronto-based firm announced that it is raising $34 million from its major shareholders at 90c a share to build its seabed mining system.

Frik Els | August 1, 2012 | 9:08 pm

No more queuing – LME embarks on warehouse review

LME's warehousing operations "have been dogged by controversy since big banks and trading houses including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase bought warehousing operations."

Frik Els | August 1, 2012 | 7:04 pm

BHP’s performance on the ground fails to lift shares off 3-year lows

The stock hit a high of $50 in May 2008 and came close again in April 2011, but at $170 billion, the Melbourne-based company is now valued at some $80 billion less that at its peak.

Frik Els | August 1, 2012 | 6:22 pm

Barrick stock falters after S&P downgrades over Pascua-Lama ‘execution risks’

Barrick announced last week a 50-60% cost blow-out for the copper-gold-silver project straddling the Chile–Argentina border which could end up with a final bill of as much as $8 billion with $3 billion already spent.

Frik Els | August 1, 2012 | 2:20 pm

Retreating ice reveals huge riches in Greenland

Business Insider has the story about Greenland and global warming, which is peeling back thick ice and uncovering vast mineral wealth.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 31, 2012 | 9:15 pm

Dour mining report substantiates warnings of an Australian resource sector slowdown

A report indicating weak sentiment on the part of Australian mining companies would appear to substantiate warnings that Australia's flourishing resources sector is headed for a slowdown.

Marc Howe | July 31, 2012 | 4:03 am

Dud investments the norm for China’s state-owned companies, says former Rio Tinto exec

People should stop worrying about Chinese businesses buying up resource companies in Australia because the Chinese are no good at investing, says former Rio Tinto executive, Michael Komesaroff.

Marc Howe | July 30, 2012 | 5:56 pm

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