MINING.COM

Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June

President Ollanta Humala’s administration wants the the South American nation's highest court to throw out an ordinance by the region of Cajamarca banning work on the $4.8 billion copper-gold project.

Frik Els | April 3, 2012 | 8:17 pm

HudBay says Constancia copper mine will cost $1.5 billion

Canadian base-metals miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM), rose the capital cost estimated of its giant Constancia copper project in Peru by about 50% to $1.5 billion, mentioning both scope changes and inflation as reasons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2012 | 12:52 pm

Download MINING.com’s iPhone app

Download our newly launched MINING.com app, available in the iPhone app store. You will be able to look up top news, news […]

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 3, 2012 | 12:35 pm

Miners have fun on April Fools

There were news reports on April 1 about a Charlize Theron sex tape and WestJet kid-free flights that all turned out—unfortunately—not to be true.

Michael Allan McCrae | April 3, 2012 | 5:32 am

Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility

The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president Cristina Fernandez.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2012 | 3:55 pm

Zimbabwe going swimmingly for Caledonia, but platinum rights in South Africa go missing

Production at Blanket in Zimbabwe doubled and the Toronto-based company said it paid direct and indirect taxes, royalties, licence fees, levies and other monies to the Government of Zimbabwe totalling $13,6 million.

Frik Els | March 30, 2012 | 10:40 pm

BayFront and Roman Copper comment on their acquisition of Cupru Min

BayFront Capital Partners and its wholly-owned subsidiary Roman Copper Corp. today released further details of their plan for Cupru Min and its world-class Rosia Poieni copper mine, acquired as part of the Romanian government’s privatization program.

Business Wire Natural Resources News | March 30, 2012 | 6:10 pm

Harmony Gold digs out of 52-week deep hole as it awaits ‘game-changing’ Wafi-Golpu pre-feasibility

Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) traded today at a new 52-week low of $10.58. So far today approximately 1 million shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 2.1 million shares.

Frik Els | March 30, 2012 | 1:05 am

Bye, bye penny

The Royal Canadian Mint will stop producing pennies this fall, announced Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during his budget speech on Thursday.

Michael Allan McCrae | March 29, 2012 | 9:07 pm

First

Last

Kutcho Copper shares jump 16% on improved met test results

Nationwide mine strike in Peru called “a failure”

Newcrest hails drilling results at Western Australia Havieron gold-copper project

Generation Mining expands resource at Marathon deposit

Alkane discovers significant Au-Cu mineralization at Boda

Create FREE account or log in

to receive MINING.COM digests