Better weather at its Australian operations has helped mining giant Rio Tinto lift March quarter iron ore and coal production but copper output slipped.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Tuesday said production of iron ore and coal increased in the January-March quarter, but copper output slumped 18 percent.
OZ Minerals, owner of the Prominent Hill copper mine project in South Australia, is eyeing potential copper and gold mining targets in Chile and Peru. With only two exploration
Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM.AU), Australia's largest gold producer, cut its output target for this financial year Tuesday after heavy rains hit some operations and major projects struggled.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's Minmetals Resources said on Wednesday its copper mine in Democratic Republic of Congo would fall short of production targets due to power disruptions. "These disruptions have resulted in the rescheduling of mining operations and a reduction in ore mining as there has been inadequate power to ramp up production," Minmetals Chief Executive Andrew Michelmore said in a ...
The Defence Department is changing access rules for mining companies in the potentially-lucrative Woomera weapons testing area.The vast region in outback South Australia is used for sophisticated and secret ...
ADELAIDE, April 30 (Bernama) -- South Australia (SA) is poised to take its place among the titans of world mining, says the state's Mineral Resources Minister Tom Koutsantonis, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - Alexander Mining plc , the AIM-listed mining and mineral processing technologies company, announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Highlights:-- In South Africa - AmmLeach copper/cobalt demonstration pilot plant established in collaboration with MC Process Pty Ltd. in Johannesburg. -- Pilot plant to be used for testing bulk ...