EU Steel Mills Risk Closure Under Weight of CO2 Costs
Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - A recent paper by CRU sets out the impact of CO2 charging on the cost structure of the EU steel industry, quantifies the effect on profitability and identifies the reductions ...
View ArticleA.M. Kitco Metals Roundup Gold Firmer on Short Covering Bargain Hunting
Gold prices are modestly higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, on some tepid short covering and bargain hunting after prices careened to a six-month low Friday. A stronger U.S. dollar index is ...
View ArticleNewmont chief to head Boart Longyear
Colorado -based Newmont announced in December that O'Brien, who had served for five years as CEO and two as chief financial officer, would be stepping down from the top job and would be ...
View ArticleColombian coal miner declares force majeure on some cargoes
LONDON – Colombia's largest coal exporter Cerrejon has declared force majeure on at least some of its cargoes as a strike looks set to enter a third week, its CMC marketing arm said ...
View ArticleAirport hiest yields armed robbers $50 million in uncut diamonds
On Monday night two cars with armed robbers penetrated the Brussels Airport, drove up to a Swiss plane being loaded with cargo and made off with $50 million in uncut diamonds. Police said the heist ...
View ArticleVIDEO What is graphene good for
Graphene could vastly improve batteries with quick charging times, as well as being less toxic than most of the metals regular batteries are made out of, says Ric Kaner, a researcher who is profiled ...
View ArticleR E P E A T -- Stockport Appoints Zeph Mbugua to Board of Directors
Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Board of Directors of Stockport Exploration Inc. (TSX: SPT) (OTC: LMTCF) Wade K. Dawe, Chairman, is pleased to announce the appointment of Zephaniah (Zeph) ...
View ArticleNWM Engages U.S. Business Development and Investor Relations Firm
Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - NWM Mining Corporation ("NWM" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NWM) is pleased to announce that due to a significant increase in the level of interest from the ...
View ArticleBenton advised that Coro sells Chacay for $2.5 million USD to Teck
Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Benton Capital Corp. (TSXV: BTC) ("Benton") is pleased to announce that Coro Mining Corp. (TSX: COP) ("Coro") has agreed to sell its Chacay property, located ...
View ArticleTuesday Sector Laggards Advertising Precious Metals
In trading on Tuesday, advertising shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.8%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Digital Generation (DGIT), off about 22.7% and shares of ...
View ArticleJubilee Platinum Australia merger moves closer to finalisation
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The majority of the transactional documents for the proposed merger between Aim- and JSE-listed Jubilee Platinum and ASX-listed Platinum Australia had been ...
View ArticleAmplats expects to resume SA ops on Wednesday
JOHANNESBURG – Anglo American Platinum expects operations at its South African mines to resume on Wednesday after workers staged a one-day walk-out following union violence at one of its mines, ...
View ArticleMTU powers the first XEMC trucks
MTU Hong Kong , a Tognum Group subsidiary. MTU has reported that the engines were specifically requested by Rio Tinto for its iron ore mining operations because of their fuel efficiency and ...
View ArticleNuclear industrys liability limits must be lifted Greenpeace
Fukushima Fallout: Nuclear business makes people pay and suffer . The study's authors say that the cap on liabilities skew decision-making and prevent a clear assessment of risks and rewards. ...
View ArticleEcuador Gold Copper Corp. Announces El Hito Drill Results of 229 Meters 0.40...
Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. (TSX-V: EGX), (the"Company" or "EGX") is pleased to announce assay results from drill hole DEH-05 at its El Hito copper porphyry deposit. The El ...
View ArticleFreeport-McMoRan secures $7bn financing for energy acquisitions
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – New York-listed miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold on Tuesday said it has secured $7-billion in debt financing to help fund its acquisition of oil and gas ...
View ArticleDetour Gold pours first gold at Ontario mine
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Canadian project developer Detour Gold has poured the first gold bars at its flagship Detour Lake mine, in Ontario. The company on Monday said it poured the ...
View ArticleOdisha to amend Stamp Act for more mining revenue
BHUBANESWAR: Accusing the Centre of not cooperating in imposing tax on mines owners, the Odisha government today said it is all set to amend the ...
View ArticleIron ore rally continues despite Chinas move to cool down construction sector
The benchmark CFR import price of 62% iron ore fines at China's Tianjin extended its winning streak, jumping to $158 on Tuesday, just shy of a 15-month high. The move higher came despite news ...
View ArticleTaseko to Release 2012 Year End Results on February 21 2013
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of the information in this news release. SOURCE: Taseko Mines Limited For further information: For further information on Taseko, please ...
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