July 3, 2012 Chile’s Codelco to invest $400 million in molybdenum plant Chile-owned copper giant Codelco plans to invest $400 million in a molybdenum processing plant and to maximize its market value amid a legal dispute with global miner Anglo American.
July 3, 2012 Namakwa Diamonds poised for next stage with new CEO and Kao mine progressing The successful restructure of Namakwa Diamonds’ operations in Lesotho has turned the company's operations cash-flow positive, reduced costs and positioned the company for the next stage of development, said CEO…
July 3, 2012 Israel’s polished diamond sales collapse in first half of 2012 Polished diamond sales fell 33% to $1.51 billion in the first half of 2012 from $2.26 billion in the first half of 2012, said Monday Shmuel Mordecahi, responsible for the…
July 3, 2012 Queen’s 10,000 diamonds on display at Buckingham Palace The exhibition, displaying more than 10,000 diamonds, brings together seven of the nine principal stones cut from the famous Cullinan Diamond for the first time ever.
July 3, 2012 Brazil’s Vale confirms plans to sell euro-denominated bonds Brazilian mining giant Vale SA confirmed Tuesday its plans to issue euro-denominated overseas bonds.
July 3, 2012 World’s No. 3 copper mine Collahuasi to reduce costs with solar power Chile’s Doña Inés de Collahuasi mining company announced Solarpack has won the contract to build a 25 MW solar energy park, which will supply nearly 13% of the mine's power…
July 3, 2012 Canada’s new lithium mines may challenge pollution rules Canada's environmental regulations have lagged behind the global rush to develop deposits of lithium, a rare metal found in the rechargeable batteries that power millions of iPads, smartphones and laptops,…
July 3, 2012 Barclays CEO Bob Diamond quits amid interest-rate rigging scandal Shortly after the announcement, Barclays’ newly appointed chief operating officer, Jerry del Missier, also resigned.
July 3, 2012 The newest and hottest gold investment: a $1 million vacuum cleaner US vacuum manufacturer GoVacuum has produced what the company claimed to be the world’s most expensive vacuum cleaner, plated with 24K gold.
July 3, 2012 SEC sets date for long-awaited vote on ‘conflict minerals’ rules The US Securities and Exchange Commission will vote in August on controversial rules requiring extensive reporting from companies using ‘conflict minerals’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Some miners “woefully unprepared” for cyberattacks, says ethical hacker Cyber-attacks on mining companies are growing and costing the mining and energy industries millions of dollars. June 06, 2025 | 01:24 pm
