Australia, NZ & South Pacific

Coarse ore travels on a conveyor at Ivanhoe Australia's Osborne copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia. Photo by Ivanhoe Australia

Ivanhoe Australia upgrades resource at Osborne

In late February, Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…


Ivanhoe Australia beefs up Osborne

In late February Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…



Queensland’s new coal royalties upset miners

Australia’s biggest miners say the Queensland government’s move to hike royalties on coal operations will cause more job losses and project cancellations in the troubled sector.


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept 10 Sept 7 Sept 6 Sept 5 Sept 4   US$ in C 0.9762 0.9778 0.9825 0.9902 0.9863  …


Editorial: A season for tough decisions

September is always a pivotal month in the business year, with eight months of recent asset performance to sift through and a need to plan for the year ahead. It’s a time for many to take a cold look at whether business units have lived…


Vista keeps growing Mt. Todd

Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) has bulked up its resource estimate for its Batman deposit at the company’s Mt. Todd gold project in Australia’s Northern Territory.


Exco Resources fights takeover bid

Just two weeks after the board of Australian junior Exco Resources (ESX-A) rejected a hostile all-cash takeover offer from one of its institutional shareholders, the explorer released an updated resource estimate for its Turpentine copper-gold…


Lynas Corp. inches ahead

Lynas Corporation (LYC-A) has been developing its massive rare earths project in Western Australia for more than ten years and a decision earlier this month by Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board brought the project one step closer…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept 3 Aug 31 Aug 30 Aug 29 Aug 28   US$ in C n/a 0.9926 0.9926 0.9875 0.9864  …


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31   US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014  …


Examining cathode at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine and mill in South Australia. Photo by BHP Billiton

BHP delays Olympic Dam expansion

BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) decision to delay a US$30-billion dollar expansion of its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in South Australia due to escalating capital costs will put a forecasted uranium supply deficit under even…


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