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Petrol And Coal Offset Iron Decline In Strong June Result
BHP Billiton has delivered stronger than expected June quarter results, with higher petroleum output, aided by a resurgence of Bass Strait oil production, and coking coal offsetting a fall in iron ore production.
Mining Exploration Result Demand Slowdown, Nickel, Zinc, Copper Fall as Slumping Demand Boosts Inventories
Nickel, zinc and copper fell as a global economic slowdown weakened demand for industrial metals used in manufacturing and construction.
Mining Exploration Project, Production and Finance in World Trade and Market
LONDON (Dow Jones)
- United Company Rusal is to increase the level of aluminum production it cuts to 4% of its total global output, or around 168,000 metric tons a year, a company spokeswoman told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Teck to increase copper output 72 percent by 2010 if Aur Resources take-over goes ahead
Toronto-based copper mine Aur Resources (TSX: AUR) had not even contemplated putting the company up for sale when Vancouver-based Teck Cominco (TSX, NYSE: TCK) made a cash-and-share offer of Cdn$41/sh (US$38.69/sh).
In fact, Aur’s shareholders didn’t even want an all-cash bid although Teck has plenty of money in the till. They preferred a tax-free rollover.
The chance [...]
Gold Rush Plunges Undersea as Miners Scour Pacific (Correct)
(Corrects company in 10th paragraph whose shares declined.)
David Heydon says the rock he dredged from a mile beneath the sea off Papua New Guinea looked like nothing more than a dull-brown fire hydrant. Inside were veins of copper and gold worth $300.
Two companies exploring the South Pacific seas with new remote-controlled robots are betting rocks [...]
