Dec
21
Rio Tinto Awards $200m Iron Ore Contract to Indigenous JV
December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
Rio Tinto has awarded a $200m contract for developing, mining and transporting iron ore to a joint venture between native title holders the Eastern Guruma and mining services company NRW. The contract work will be performed at the company’s Western Turner Syncline deposit in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Eastern Guruma and NRW will [...]
Dec
16
Copper bounce good as gold: Robin Bromby
December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
THE gold bugs and the silver freaks think they’ve had a great year – but nothing like the ride they would have got punting on copper futures. Copper for three month delivery closed on December 24 last year at $US2845/tonne. Last night a similar contract was trading at $US6895/tonne. And, of course, it has been [...]
Dec
11
Rusina to start trial nickel heap leaching in Philippines
December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
JOHANNESBURG – Perth-based nickel explorer Rusina Mining and its joint-venture (JV) partner, European Nickel, officially opened the Acoje nickel heap-leach trial pad and pilot plant on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.
Dec
8
BHP, Rio sign Australian iron-ore deal
December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have signed a binding agreement in terms of their Australia iron-ore joint venture (JV), announcing on Monday that they expected the JV to be completed in the second half of next year. BHP and Rio, in June, signed a nonbinding agreement to establish the JV, [...]