March 16, 2012 Small mines drive large copper increases Mine and refinery copper production continued to rise during 2011. However, production from large size mines has not increased in the last 10 years and the current increase in production…
March 15, 2012 Codelco’s battle with Anglo American worsens, threating Anglo’s business Chilean copper giant Codelco is preparing new legal actions in its dispute with Anglo American (LSE:AAL) as the company is not satisfied with the documents submitted Wednesday to a civil…
March 15, 2012 Grasberg strike bites into Freeport’s production outlook Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc will produce 80 million pounds less copper and 125,000 ounces less gold due to labour strife at the company's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
March 15, 2012 Northern B.C. economy set to overtake Metro Vancouver Northern B.C. is about to pass Metro Vancouver for economic growth, according to a new forecast by Central 1 Credit Union.
March 14, 2012 Risks challenging Latin American miners Mining companies face risks in Latin America, from nationalization to skilled labor shortages.
March 14, 2012 Green Swan Continues With Acquisition Strategy in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle Green Swan Capital Corp. ("Green Swan") (TSX VENTURE:GSW) today announced it has agreed to purchase a package of six non-contiguous mining tenures in southeastern British Columbia.
March 14, 2012 Prosperity Resources increases interest to 80 pct in two gold, copper licences in Indonesia Prosperity Resources ' ( ASX: PSP ) 81%-owned Indonesian subsidiary PT Prosperity Surya Persada has acquired an 80% equity interest in two key gold-copper licences in Aceh Province in Indonesia.
March 13, 2012 Copper-rich north Chile hit by heavy rains, ops continue Chile's arid Atacama desert, home to several of the world's key mines, has been experiencing heavy rains but copper miners Collahuasi and Cerro Colorado say operations have been little affected.
March 13, 2012 Chile’s Antofagasta shares dive despite record profit in 2011 Shares of Chilean miner Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) were down 3.1% this morning after the company disappointed market hopes for a whopping special dividend and announced instead a cut on dividends…
March 13, 2012 ABB wins $100 million power orders to boost production at Rio Tinto mines in Australia ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $100 million from Rio Tinto for 17 distribution substations to support increased production at iron ore mines…
