Sudbury mines, Canada

A nickel and copper mine, situated in Canada.

Xstrata coal output down on weaker SA, Australia production

London-listed diversified miner Xstrata said on Tuesday that its coal output had dropped 6% last year, as it produced less thermal coal at its operations in Australia and South Africa. Xstrata produced 79,9-million tons of coal, compared with the...

Africa could attract more Canadian funding for projects

Latin American countries are able to source more mining project finance from Canadian stock markets than African countries, despite generally being perceived as higher risk, Canada-South Africa Chamber of Business president Bruce Shapiro said on...

QRC backs Queensland govt on national tax discussion

Queensland’s minerals and energy sector has been heartened by the state’s attempt to have the federal government overhaul its proposed resource super profits tax, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said. “Like state Treasurer Andrew...

SA slips to 61st position out of 72 countries surveyed for exploration, mining investment attractiveness

The latest Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies, which aims to establish how mineral endowment and public policy factors, such as taxation and regulation, affect exploration investment, shows South Africa has fallen 12 ranking...

Xstrata Sudbury workers ratify agreement

Xstrata Nickel's mine, mill and smelter workers in Sudbury, Ontario, voted in favour of a collective agreement reached with the company in the early hours of Monday morning, the Canadian Auto Workers reported late on Tuesday. Of the votes...

Xstrata Nickel, Sudbury union start negotiations

Xstrata Nickel began contract negotiations with workers in Sudbury, Ontario, on Wednesday, a company spokesperson confirmed. The process began with both sides exchanging proposals, said corporate affairs director Peter Fuchs, although he declined...

Vale plans 8-week shutdown in Sudbury

Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce will postpone the start-up of its Onca Puma nickel project, in Para state, by “at least one year”, and will halt nickel production in Sudbury, Ontario, for eight weeks in response to weak demand for the...

Xstrata Nickel cuts Sudbury jobs, curtails operations

Xstrata Nickel will put its Fraser complex, in nickel-rich Sudbury, Northern Ontario, on care and maintenance, shelve a development project and cut 686 permanent jobs, the group announced on Monday. Xstrata, which cited "ongoing challenging...

Regime not conducive to attracting new investors - Leon

Instead of rolling out the welcome mat to investors, South Africa�s new mining regulatory regime is spooking new mining business.