Los Bronces copper expansion project, Chile

Anglo American has reported the delivery of first copper production on schedule from the Los Bronces expansion project.

Collahuasi copper mine expansion project, Chile

The expansion project will create the world’s second-largest copper mine after the Escondida mine, also located in Chile.

Anglo American in thick of great Alaskan Pebble mine debate

That Anglo American is in the thick of a great Alaskan mining debate was quickly apparent upon my arrival here, with advertisements in Alaskan business magazines providing ready affirmation. At issue is whether or not the South African-created...

Anglo American in thick of great Alaskan Pebble mine debate

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – That Anglo American is in the thick of a great Alaskan mining debate was quickly apparent upon my arrival here, with advertisements in Alaskan business magazines providing ready affirmation. At issue is whether or not the...

P40 project, Colombia

The P40 project is a planned expansion of the existing Cerrejón coal mine, which is the largest mining operation in Colombia.

Anglo scraps plan to sell Peace River Coal

Anglo American will not sell its Peace River Coal assets in British Columbia after all, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. “In line with our strategy to grow our metallurgical coal business both within and beyond Australia, we have decided...

Pebble copper/gold/molybdenum project, US

New estimates regarding the Pebble project’s gold, copper and molybdenum resources have been released.

Barro Alto nickel project, Brazil

The mine will average around 41 000 t/y of nickel in the form of ferronickel over its first five years of full production.

Anglo, partners seek buyers for BC met coal ops

Diversified miner Anglo American's minority partners in its Canadian coal assets, Peace River Coal, have agreed to sell their holdings too, simplifying the planned sale. The asset is a small one - it only produced 770 000 tons of coal in 2008,...

Anglo getting 'strong interest' for assets on the chopping block

Multi-product miner Anglo American said on Tuesday it has received “strong interest across the board” in its non-core asset divestment announced in October. There had been a particularly keen attraction to its zinc assets. Said spokesperson...

Anglo sells more of Tarmac for $400m

Diversified miner Anglo American has sold more of Tarmac for $400-million, but still has a way to go before disposing of all of the Tarmac assets, which have been on the chopping block since 2007. Tarmac's largest UK business has still to be...

Daily podcast – December 2, 2009

Anglo American agrees, in principle, to invest another $450-million in De Beers; and Alpha Natural Resources resumes production at its Emerald longwall coal mine.