Copper prices halve Sandfire profits

ASX-listed Sandfire Resources has seen its interim profit after tax halved during the six months to December, compared with the previous corresponding period, as lower copper prices impacted on its earnings.

Mining Weekly | February 25, 2016 | 9:35 am

Sibanye displays new mining machine at Joburg Indaba

Precious metals mining company Sibanye Gold on Wednesday wheeled a new mining machine into the Joburg Indaba conference room to display the steps it is taking to modernise mining.

Mining Weekly | October 14, 2015 | 4:04 pm

Sibanye Gold says workers end underground sit-in

More than 1 000 South African workers at a Sibanye Gold mine have ended a two-day sit-in to protest against the deaths of colleagues, a union and company officials said on Wednesday.

Mining Weekly | September 2, 2015 | 5:56 am

India’s Supreme Court orders auction of 15 Karnataka iron ore mines

India’s Supreme Court has directed that 15 iron-ore mines in the southern province of Karnataka will have to be put up for auction and the process completed within the next 32 weeks.

Mining Weekly | August 4, 2015 | 4:53 pm

Botswana government defers royalties to help hard-pressed mining companies

The government of Botswana is bringing relief to profit-squeezed mining companies in the country by allowing them to defer the payment of […]

Mining Weekly | June 9, 2015 | 4:28 pm

India’s higher potash import price threatens volumes

Having failed in a bid to avoid a price hike in the first two potash import deals for the financial year, fertilizer producers in India expected inward shipments of fertiliser minerals to drop during 2015/16.

Mining Weekly | May 19, 2015 | 9:58 am

Tahoe Resources to appeal employee detention

Vancouver-based Tahoe resources this week said Guatemala subsidiary Minera San Rafael (MSR) would appeal the court-ordered confinement of an employee pending the investigation of a 2012 environmental claim.

Mining Weekly | April 16, 2015 | 4:19 pm

Samco to share in spoils after Argentinian arbitrator quantifies damages against Yamana

Latin America-focused explorer Samco Gold on Friday announced that it would receive $88.4-million under a participation-and-option agreement, after an Argentinean court-appointed expert arbitrator had quantified damages in the matter between one of Samco’s directors and Northern Orion Resources (GNOR), now named 0805346 BC and owned by Yamana Gold.

Mining Weekly | January 4, 2015 | 6:20 pm

Mexico-focused precious metals miners poised for significant upside

Analysts at Desjardins Capital Markets say they expect Mexico to continue to rank as one of the more competitive jurisdictions to attract mining investment.

Mining Weekly | December 11, 2013 | 11:23 pm

Diamond market sentiment ‘cautiously positive’ – Rockwell

Diamond market sentiment was currently “cautiously positive”, says Rockwell Diamond CEO James Campbell.

Mining Weekly | January 12, 2013 | 6:15 pm

New legal action against Barrick over Pascua Lama

A Chilean lawyer has filed legal action to force the world’s largest gold producer Barrick Gold executives to appear in a Canadian court to respond to accusations that the company falsified information included in the Pascua Lama protocol between Argentina and Chile in 2004.

Mining Weekly | December 14, 2012 | 7:27 am

Barrick upbeat on Pueblo Viejo despite protests

The miner expects protests against its $3.8-billion joint venture Pueblo Viejo to gradually decline as more people become aware of the economic benefits the gold mine will provide.

Mining Weekly | November 24, 2012 | 5:53 pm

• First
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• Last