SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton said on Tuesday it would stop operations in the sub-level cave at its Perseverance mine due to safety concerns after a small earthquake at the Western ...

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – London-listed Petra Diamonds on Monday announced a scope change at its Finsch diamond mine in the Northern Cape, which brings forward by three years higher levels of ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper/gold miner Oz Minerals has approved the block cave expansion at its Carrapateena operation in South Australia, while reporting increased production for the December ...

Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd will shed up to 200 jobs after announcing it will suspend mining at its Nickel West Leinster Perseverance Underground mine due to safety concerns. "The decision to cease ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Gold miner Newcrest Mining would shift its development focus at the Cadia East operation to the propagation of Panel Cave 2, following the safe propagation of Panel Cave 1 ...