December 30, 2011 Oyu Tolgoi looks forward to 2012 and first copper-gold-silver production The year of peak construction activity at Oyu Tolgoi mine in the Gobi desert of Mongolia (IM April and May issues this year) is nearing its end, with the project…
December 30, 2011 Except for gold and oil, commodities finish down in 2011 Most commodities, except for the heavyweights gold and oil, are poised for a down year in 2011, the first fall for this sector since the financial crisis hit in 2008.
December 30, 2011 Copper headed for first annual fall in three years Prices are down 21% this year following a 30% increase in 2010 on concerns that demand growth for the metal may falter.
December 30, 2011 Hindustan Copper awards contract to 3 Chinese companies to develop copper mines in India Three Chinese companies are part of consortiums that have bagged Rs 1,800-crore worth of five contracts awarded by state-owned Hindustan Copper to raise its production four-fold to 12 million tonnes…
December 30, 2011 Outotec offers new partial roasting process to purify contaminated copper and gold concentrates Outotec has developed a two-stage partial roasting process to remove impurities - such as arsenic, antimony and carbon - from copper and gold concentrates as a pre-treatment to actual extraction…
December 30, 2011 Gold Anomaly Limited (ASX:GOA) Crater Mountain Major Multiple Mineralisation Events Associated with Porphyry System Gold Anomaly Limited (ASX:GOA) report that the results from NEV027 (except base metal results from 500m - 840m) has now been received and analysed, with the highlight being the pervasive…
December 29, 2011 Anglo American and Codelco meet in court Formerly called “The Disputed One,” Anglo American’s Los Bronces mine located northeast of Santiago, Chile, is living up to its name. The operation, which is expected to become the world's…
December 29, 2011 Chinese company buys $89 million stake in NSW copper mine A once-abandoned copper mine in New South Wales, Australia is being revitalized through a partnership with a Chinese company.
December 28, 2011 Moly Mines won’t be developing its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum copper project Due to the high Australian dollar and low molybdenum prices, Moly Mines says the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper project is sub-economic and the company won't be developing it.
China achieves breakthrough in rubidium extraction Chinese researchers have reportedly produced rubidium chloride at 99.9% purity of from potassium chloride material. June 14, 2025 | 09:53 pm
