Copper miner Tiger Resources has appointed Brad Sampson as the company’s chief executive officer and managing director.
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Newcrest remains on target despite decline in output
Newcrest Mining has reported a slight drop in gold production during the December quarter after selling a mine and lowering output at one of its key mines.
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Oz Minerals increases focus on copper expansion
Oz Minerals has lifted its copper production target for the next two years as the company’s focus continues to shift towards the base metal ahead of gold.
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Sandfire to repay DeGrussa debt ahead of schedule
Sandfire Resources will use a strong cash position to repay the remaining debt it owes for a $380 million facility it secured for development of the DeGrussa copper-gold project in Western Australia.
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BHP Billiton delivers record iron ore output as prices surge
BHP Billiton is making the most of higher iron ore prices, lifting output at its Pilbara mines in Western Australia to a record during the December 2016 half year.
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Rio Tinto, Chinalco end exploration joint venture in China
Rio Tinto and Aluminium Corp of China (Chinalco) have reportedly terminated their joint venture set up to explore for copper.
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Rio Tinto abandons Mexican tie-up with Azure
Rio Tinto subsidiary, Kennecott Exploration, has walked away from a potential joint venture with Azure Minerals at the Promontorio copper-gold project in Mexico.
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Rocklands copper mine debuts
Australian Mining attended the opening of Cudeco's Rocklands copper mine in Queensland.
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Queensland Government invests in the future of Mount Isa Mines smelter
The Queensland Government has made a $15 million offer of support for rebricking of Glencore’s Mount Isa Mines copper smelter.
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Fatal incident at Las Bambas
A contractor has died at MMG’s majority-owned Las Bambas copper mine in Peru.
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Red River on track for Thalanga restart in 2017
The Melbourne-based company has secured a $30 million share placement to fund the restart of production at the Thalanga zinc mine in Queensland.
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Traprock Mining taps market ahead of listing
The Brisbane-based company has launched a $6.5 million initial public offering (IPO) as it prepares to list on the ASX.
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QLD mine sends first sulphide copper concentrate shipment to China
Queensland copper producer CuDeco has announced a milestone for its Rocklands Copper Mine, sending its first shipment of sulphide copper concentrate to China.
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Evolution Mining buys into Glencore’s Ernest Henry mine’s gold
Evolution has acquired a major stake in Glencore’s Ernest Henry copper gold mine.
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Metso sign massive underground mining deal with Codelco
Metso has signed a deal with Codelco to aid the transformation of the enormous Chuquicamata mine from open cut to underground.
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BHP records production declines as it continues ‘streamlining’
BHP has recorded a drop in first half production levels across the board.
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Thiess win Oyu Tolgoi contract
Thiess has been awarded the first underground decline project at the Mongolian Oyu Tolgoi mine.
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Rio Tinto announces new business organisation
Rio Tinto has changed its organisational structure, with iron ore head Andrew Harding to leave the business.
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Doray begins underground development
Doray Minerals has begun underground development at Deflector, following its first concentrate shipment.
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Olympic Dam to boost output, focus on development
BHP unveiled its strategy for Olympic Dam during a recent site visit, and how the operation plans to ramp up beyond any point seen to date at the mine. Cole Latimer reports.
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