Vale mulls run at Xstrata
Vancouver – Ambitious growth plans sees Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) evaluating a poss…
Vale S.A.
Duluth Complex development projects move forward
ELY, MINN. — Things are supposed to be big in Texas. Don’t discount how big things are at the opposite end of the …
The China factor
Beijing, China–China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore has been a major factor behind the recent enormous price increases and profits in the global iron ore industry.
CVRD changes name to Vale
Say goodbye to the abbreviation CVRD. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, has changed its name to Vale (RIO-N).
CVRD Inco changes name to Vale Inco
Say goodbye to the acronym CVRD. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, has changed its name to Va…
Iron ore prices likely to rise further with robust China demand
China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore has been a major factor behind the recent enormous price increases and pro…
U.S. Markets November 13-19
The losses from the previous period in the United States equity markets spilled over to the Nov. 13-19 trading session.
Red Hill finds more coal in Mongolia (November 05, 2007)
In less than a year of exploration in Mongolia, Red Hill Energy (RH-V, RHFFF-O) has built a coal inventory of more than 1 billion tonnes — a 193% increase in tonnage since Sept. 10 — from two coal p…
CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (November 05, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce has approved a budget of US$11 billion for 2008 — a portion of which will be channelled into n…
CVRD invests big in Canadian nickel (October 15, 2007)
In the largest annual investment program ever undertaken by a mining company in the world, Companhia Vale do Rio Do…
Colombia Poised for Project Startups
Medellin, Colombia — The imminent startup of production from Cambridge Mineral Resources’ (CDGMF-O, CMR-L) Quintana property in Colombia’s Antioquia department — expected within months — will pass …
Wallbridge finding Sudbury mineralization beyond the basin
SITE VISIT Sudbury, Ont. — For many years, the mines around Sudbury were a settled story: two big companies, one big intrusion that hosted all the big deposits, one standard…