Copper mining companies

Director, NGE The team has had the opportunity to undertake the assignment of studying the two companies; namely, BHP Billiton plc and Antofagasta plc. For the purposes of this assignment, the team has thoroughly scrutinised the annual reports and financial statements for both companies from the years 2011 to 2015. It was not possible to study the annual reports and financial statements for 2016 for both companies as it turns out their fully published information was unavailable. Only the half year reports

statements 8 Independent Audit Report 9 Newspaper Article 10 References 12 Introduction Rio Tinto is a multinational company that deals with mineral and metal mining, refining, processing, and marketing. Founded in 1873, this Australian-British company has grown into one of world’s leading mining and Metals Company, dealing in aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, and iron ore. Refining of bauxite and iron ore are also part of its operations. The transformed metals and minerals give

Mining industry has been the anchor of South Australia’s economy and, benefits it has provided outweigh whichever associated costs. As developed by the South Australian State Government (2013), “realising the benefits of the mining boom for all” is one of the seven strategic priorities to secure the state’s future. Mining is an important industry in South Australia because it has been a major source of minerals for the high demand in Australia and many countries (Flinders Ranges Research n.d.). This

EPA forced action? The deadly Berkley pit Butte, Montana, once known as “The Richest Hill on Earth,” has a long history in copper mining. But, a century of mining has left scars, and a huge toxic pit smack dab in the center. The Berkeley Pit, a former open-pit, copper mine opened in 1955 and was operated by Anaconda Copper. It was later operated by the Atlantic Richfield Company. When it closed in 1982, the water pumps in the nearby Kelley Mine — 3,800 feet below the surface — were turned off. Groundwater

Japan and Australia, particularly in relationship to the iron ore manufacturing, has been its that has looked forward a switch from antagonism in market in 1930s and began expensive in market since 1960s. Japan is approximately below par graced with mining raw materials, as examine in contrast with Australia minerals. Therefore, both of them have an essential economic correspondent. Throughout the time Japan had a voracious worldly goods for substantial for commercial enterprise, Australia wanted to

In Peru, a mine by the name of Yanacocha has been a massive operation for 23 years. It has produced more than 35 million ounces of gold, making it the largest operating mine in South America and the largest in the world. The International Financial Corporation, a lending leg of the World Bank, helped finance the project in 1993 and has been pushing money into it for expansion. Down the river, villagers who don’t have access to electricity and barely have clean drinking water, have been suffering

Context A.1. Afghanistan is endowed with significant natural resources that are largely underexploited. After decades of conflict however, Afghanistan has no industrial scale mining operations and minerals make up an estimated 4% of legal exports. Most of the sector activities are artisanal, small to medium scale mining. Illegal mining is also reported to be rampant; up to 10,000 deposits are not under government control. A.2. While Afghanistan’s economy has experienced strong growth in the past decade

Mining; the act, process or industry of extracting minerals from the Earth. This is a relatively simple term that most people, especially in Minnesota, are familiar with due to Northern Minnesota’s iron range, which is home to the MinnTac facility, the largest iron ore operation in the Unites States. However, the proposed PolyMet sulfide mining project would be the first of it’s kind in the state's history. In order to protect and conserve the environment along lake Superior in Minnesota, and keep

section 10-5 may be effect the treatment of ordinary income. In case of FCT v Whitford Beach Pty Ltd (1982), The tax payer, a group of fisherman, acquired a land in 1954 to hold the property for domestic purpose of the shareholder. However, three companies wanted to buy the land and reselling the land for profit. Instead of buying the

With a population of 530,706 and a metropolitan statistical area population of 980,263, Tucson is the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (U.S. Census). In 1976, copper mining was the foundation of Tucson’s economy, with one of every twenty residents being a copper miner. Following the decline of the mining industry in the 1980s, the city looked to diversify its economy through aerospace and defense, life sciences, research, information technology, and optics. Not to mention, the year-round