ArcelorMittal has begun construction of new premises at its site in Ghent, Belgium, to house a pioneering new installation which will convert carbon-containing gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol. If proved successful, the new concept has the potential...
The BHP Board has approved US$2.9 billion (BHP share; US$3.4 billion 100 per cent)1 in capital expenditure for the South Flank project in the central Pilbara, Western Australia. BHP President Operations, Minerals Australia, Mike Henry, said the South Flank...
Zinc One Resources Inc. is pleased to provide an update on the current drill program at its Bongará Zinc Mine project located in north-central Peru. As previously reported , the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines approved 124 drill...
Barrick Gold Corporation provided an update on the status of its Pascua-Lama project, located on the border between Argentina and Chile. As previously reported, on January 17, Chile’s Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) ordered the closure of existing infrastructure...
Teck Resources Limited announced that first oil has been achieved at the Fort Hills Project. Suncor, as operator of the Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership, has confirmed that the Fort Hills project is ramping up production following the safe...
Rio Tinto officially opened its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia.The US$338 million project is the 16th mine at Rio Tinto’s world-class iron ore operations and will produce low-phosphorous ore crucial to maintaining Rio Tinto’s premium Pilbara Blend...
Newmont Mining Corporation announced an agreement to invest approximately US$109 million for 19.9 percent ownership of Continental Gold Inc. , supporting near-term development of the high grade Buriticá gold project in Colombia. The investment also covers three other exploration...
