The Moon is a Natural Platform for Asteroid Mining Detection and Deflection
Many people are asking, "What is the government doing about this?" Well, the answer, sadly, is not much. NASA and other space agencies have had a few on-again off-again attempts to search ...
View ArticleBHP Billiton becomes third FTSE 100 global mining giant to change CEO in as...
BHP Billiton became the third of the FTSE 100 global mining giants to change its chief executive in as many months as the industry braces itself for a long period of sluggish resources ...
View ArticleNorth Energy Teams Up with Rex for Virtual Drilling System
Norway-focused North Energy announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with technology firm Rex Oil & Gas to use Rex's 'Virtual Drilling' exploration system for identifying and ...
View ArticleTrident Gold Corp. Exploration Update and Expected Commencement of Drill...
Feb. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Trident Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TTG) ("Trident") is pleased to provide an exploration update on the Marquesa Gold Property Portfolio ("Marquesa") in ...
View ArticleCatalyst Copper Announces Private Placement
Feb. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Catalyst Copper Corp. (the "Company" or "Catalyst") is undertaking a non- brokered private placement (the "Offering") of up to 10,000,000 units ...
View ArticleFOCUS Platinum Slides To Five-Week Low As Other Metals Fall Amplats Workers...
Platinum futures fell to a five-week low Wednesday, pulled down by weakness in other metals but also taking an extra hit due to a pair of news stories in the last 24 hours - workers returning to ...
View ArticleWednesday Sector Laggards Precious Metals General Contractors Builders
In trading on Wednesday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Banro (BAA), off about 8.6% and shares of Exeter ...
View ArticleTiming counts in metals growth
NORTH Queensland stands to benefit from multiple major base minerals projects over the next few years but their timing hinges on global economic recovery spurring demand for metals, a new report ...
View ArticleNew Sierra Leone agency to seek changes to mining contracts
Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:34am EST * President promised to boost mining revenues * Impoverished Sierra Leone in midst of mining boom By Tommy Trenchard FREETOWN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A new government agency ...
View ArticleEni Reports 2012 Record Year of Exploration
Italian major ENI reported Friday that its average oil and gas output for the fourth quarter of 2012 averaged 1.75 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, in line with expectations. The figure was ...
View ArticlePRECIOUS-Precious metals slide ahead of Fed minutes
* Gold hits 7-month low after breaking key chart levels * Commodities run into liquidation; oil down $2/bbl * Coming up: U.S. FOMC meeting minutes; 1900 GMT (Changes prices, adds comments) By ...
View ArticleAmplats lost almost 4000 ounces of platinum production in one day due to strike
Workers at platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) returned to work Wednesday morning after a one-day strike affecting its mines in South ...
View ArticleCodelco’s project in Ecuador likely to fail report
Chileanstate-ownCodelco, the world's largest copper producer,will face major challenges and protests developing the Junin copper deposit in Ecuador, which are likely to lead the mine development ...
View ArticleThe death cross and what it means for gold
The 'death cross' is everyone's favourite headline right now after gold crashed below $1,600. Spot gold is currently at US$1,582/oz, having lost 1.41% over the last 24 ...
View ArticleColt Resources awarded two mining licences and two additional exploration...
Feb. 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Montral, Qubec, Colt Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01) (OTCQX: COLTF) is pleased to announce that in an official ...
View ArticleChevron Makes Big Discovery In Louisiana - And Its Not Even Done Drilling Yet
They haven't even finished drilling yet, but this morning McMoran Exploration announced a significant oil and gas discovery at the ultradeep Lineham Creek prospect in ...
View ArticleIsrael awards first Golan oil drilling license
A month before US President Barack Obama is due to visit Israel, the Israeli government has awarded the first license to drill for oil on the Golan Heights. The license covers half the area of the ...
View ArticleSibanye suspends Beatrix 4 Shaft ops following fire
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Newly listed Sibanye Gold has suspended operations at its Beatrix 4 Shaft, after a fire broke out in a raise line on 20 Level on Tuesday. Beatrix mine ...
View ArticleNegative sentiment on South Africa ‘significantly overblown’ –...
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The negative sentiment on South African had been "significantly overblown" at a time when the right things were being done, outgoing AngloGold ...
View ArticleFreda Rebecca processing operations restarted
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed Mwana Africa on Wednesday said production at plant processing operations at the Freda Rebecca mine, in Zimbabwe, had restarted, with 50% of ...
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