January 17, 2013 Poor decisions force Rio Tinto’s CEO departure, leaves the group with $14bn charge The giant miner will take about $14 billion of writedowns for failed deals in aluminum and coal led by Tom Albanese.
January 17, 2013 Rio Tinto may have found a buyer for its Diavik diamond mine North American diamond miner Harry Winston has indicated a willingness to buy from the diversified mining giant.
January 17, 2013 BHP Billiton sued over sale of Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston C. Fipke Holdings Ltd. (Fipco), a joint-venture partner, is suing BHP Billiton over its plan to sell its stake in Canada’s Ekati diamond mine and nearby exploration properties to Harry…
January 16, 2013 Eagle Hill Intersects 14.74 g/t Gold Over 17.9 Meters in Near Surface Mineralization at Windfall Lake These results are part of a drill program designed to expand the size of the mineral resource estimation that already includes 1,665,000 tonnes at 10.05 g/t gold in the indicated…
January 15, 2013 Vale’s Roger Agnelli reaches number four on Harvard’s best-performing CEO list A 934% shareholder return during his 10-year tenure and a 157% market capitalization gain
January 15, 2013 Hi Ho Silver Plans Spring 2013 Diamond Drill Program at its recently-optioned English Bay Property Hi Ho Silver Resources Inc. submitted applications for diamond drilling permits on the company's Saskatchewan English Bay Gold Property in the LaRonge Gold Belt.
January 15, 2013 Diavik diamond mine’s Q4 production climbs 19% Production at the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories was up 19% in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011.
January 15, 2013 Laurentian creates first research chair in open-pit mining IAMGOLD funds position at Laurentian University in Sudbury with $1.25M investment.
January 15, 2013 Barrick and Goldcorp Pueblo Viejo mine achieves commercial production After only five months of kicking-off operations at the Dominican Republic’s Pueblo Viejo gold deposit, one of the largest in the world, Barrick and Goldcorp said the mine has achieved…
January 14, 2013 Encanto Potash close to $700m/year Indian deal Things are moving in the junior otash sector in Canada.
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