FACTBOX-Mines and plants hurt by low prices, high costs

Dec 10 - Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL) to permanently shut 120,000 tonnes of aluminium capacity at its Karmoy smelter in Q1 2009. [ID:nLA653715]

Dec 10 - Acadian Mining (ADA.TO) says it scaling back operations at its Scotia zinc-lead mine in Canada.

Dec 10- Highland Gold Mining (HGM.L) delays commissioning of its Novoshirokinskoye gold-silver-lead-zinc project and also defers majority of construction work at its Mayskoye gold project. [ID:nLA493483]

Dec 10 - Madras Aluminium says to temporarily suspend its entire aluminium production with immediate effect. Previously had made a 60 percent cutback.

Dec 10 - Rio Tinto's global spending cuts and layoffs likely mean delays for aluminium smelter projects in Canada. [ID:nN10347371]

Dec 10 - Rio Tinto Alcan has cut production at its aluminium smelters in France. [ID:nLA738279]

Dec 10 - Genco to delay completion of feasibility study for expansion at La Guitarra silver-gold mine in Mexico. [ID:nWNAB1526]

Dec 9 - Xstrata Plc (XTA.L) said it will continue the shutdown of its Falcondo ferronickel operations in the Dominican Republic. [ID:nL9699328]

Dec 9 - China's top tin producer, Yunnan Tin, 000960.SZ has stopped production at its smelting facility. [ID:nPEK28752]

Dec 9 - Boliden says it cutting its zinc production at its Finnish and Norwegian smelters. [ID:nL9657601]

Dec 9 - Eramet ERMT.PS says to adjust nickel output to about 50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) from the start of 2009.

Dec 9 - Xstrata says has cut ore production by 20 percent at its McArthur River lead-zinc mine in Australia [ID:nL9713243]

Dec 8 - Anvil Mining Ltd (AVM.AX) (AVM.TO) says it suspending copper production and shutting its Dikulushi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). [ID:nSYD14038]

Dec 8 - South Korea's Young Poong (000670.KS) plans to cut zinc production by 10 percent. [ID:nSEO333638]

Dec 8 - Germany's GEA (G1AG.DE) confirmed Ruhr-Zink will close its Datteln zinc plant at the end of the year. [ID:nL8445457]

Dec 8 - Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd (5713.T) says to lower copper production by 10-20 percent in Q1 2009. [ID:nT327296]

Dec 4 - Vale (VALE5.SA) says to close indefinitely Copper Cliff South mine in Ontario, which produces about 8,000 tpy of nickel. [ID:nN04383005]

Dec 4 - Finnish mining firm Talvivaara (TALV.L) defers some capital spending to conserve cash. [ID:nL4517096]

Dec 3 - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX.N) lowers 2009 and 2010 copper output plans. [ID:nN03310672]

Dec 3 - Development work on the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia has been cut to essential tasks. [ID:nSYD100070]

Dec 3 - Australian miner OceanaGold (OGC.AX) (OGC.TO) puts on hold Didipio copper-gold project in the Philippines. [ID:nMAN345477]

Dec 3 - Nippon Mining Holdings Inc 5016.T says thinking of curbing copper output by 10-20 percent. [ID:nSP256151]

Dec 3 - BHP Billiton (BLT.L) (BHP.AX) temporarily cuts manganese output at 60 pct-owned Samancor operation. [ID:nSYD25371]

Dec 3 - Impala Platinum's (IMPJ.J) Zimbabwe unit Zimplats Holdings Ltd (ZIM.AX) says ceased open pit mining last month. [ID:nL3413877]

Dec 2 - Glencore halts work at small Rosaura lead-zinc mine in Peru. [ID:nN02227790]

Dec 2 - Alcoa (AA.N) to trim output at Fusina aluminium smelter in Italy as part of earlier announced plan to curtail 615,000 tonnes of its annual output. [ID:nL2494392]

Dec 1 - Korea Zinc (010130.KS) will cut production by 10 percent or 45,000 tonnes for 13 months until the end of 2009. [ID:nSEO221445]

Dec 1 - Norilsk Nickel (GMKN.MM) says nickel, platinum and palladium output to fall this year from previously planned levels. Plans to cut copper output next year only, while further falls expected in platinum and palladium. [ID:nL1684074]