Rio Tinto plc

United States stock markets drifted marginally lower over the report period Jan. 5-11, with the S&P 500 index down 5.06 points at 1,182.99.

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Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has sold its participation interests from the sale of the Neves Corvo base metal mine in Portugal to the mine’s new owner, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T).

Cash Minerals — William Clarke appointed president and CEO; Stephen Woodhead appointed director and CFO; Peter Rowlandson appointed director; Tony Wonnacott appointed director and corporate secretary.

Gold Canyon — Leslie Kovacs, Karl Frost, Aung Myint Thein, Mark Nighswander appointed to exploration team at the Springpole Gold project in Red Lake, Ont.

Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has staked more than 1,200 sq. km of new mineral claims 100 km south of Baker Lake in Nunavut, following the recovery of kimberlite indicator mineral grains from multiple till samples. The sample…

U.S. stock markets were quiet during the report period Dec. 15-21, rising only slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.98 points to 10,759.43.

Antofagasta — Jean-Paul Luksic appointed chairman; Marcelo Awad appointed CEO of subsidiary Antofagasta Mining South America.