Historic Aboriginal agreement at Fortescue mine
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Iron-ore miner Fortescue’s Solomon mine has become the site of an historic precedent after two Aboriginal contractors formed a joint venture (JV) to undertake ...
View ArticleBRIEF-Angel Mining continues to explore financing options
LONDON | Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:36am EST LONDON Feb 21 (Reuters) - Angel Mining PLC : * Continues to work with Cyrus Capital Partners LP to explore financing and restructuring options * Filed ...
View ArticleGalp Plans Intensive Drilling Campaign for 2013
Several "high impact" wells are scheduled for the year, not only in mature, world-class basins but also in frontier areas, such as the Rovuma basin in Mozambique, the pre-salt Santos basin ...
View ArticlePrecious Metals Silver declines after FOMC meeting minutes
Precious metals plunged on Wednesday after closely-watched FOMC meeting minutes showed that the Fed may ease or outright stop its bond-purchasing program before initially planned. Pushing the ...
View ArticleTEXT-FitchNew diversified mining CEOs face common challenges
Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:03am EST Feb 20 - The new CEOs at BHP Billiton , Rio Tinto and Anglo American will face a series of common challenges over the next three to five years as commodity-demand growth ...
View ArticleStrikes safety stoppages result in 64 drop in Village’s earnings
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed miner Village Main Reef recorded a 64% fall in basic earnings a share to 5.92c in the six months ended December 2012, down from 16.57c in the 2011 ...
View ArticleMining unrest putting South Africa’s pension funds at risk – Minister
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s ongoing mining-industry unrest was putting the country’s pension funds at risk and it was critical that peace and stability be ...
View ArticleJudges Order to Shut Down Mining Being Appealed
BARTOW | Mining continues at a controversial project on the outskirts of Davenport a month after Circuit Judge Bruce Smith issued an order quashing the County Commission's 2011 approval of a ...
View ArticleOttawa approves ExxonMobil’s $3.1-billion bid for Celtic Exploration
Celtic Exploration Ltd. said Wednesday it has Ottawa's approval to be taken over by Houston-based energy heavyweight ExxonMobil Corp. for $3.1-billion.The approval under the Investment Canada ...
View ArticleDrilling efficiency Lowering the break-even price of natural gas
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View ArticleCOMMODITIES-Oil metals on defensive Fed sets investors on edge
Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:17am EST * Federal Reserve may slow or halt bond buying -minutes * Gold hits 7-month low, oil and copper at multi-week lows * Bullion sees largest ETF outflow in 18 months ...
View ArticleAfferro Mining Inc. - Nkout Iron Ore Project - Further Extensions Defined
, is pleased to provide an update on operations at its 100% owned Nkout project ("Nkout"). The Company is continuing its programme of exploration for further potential direct shipping ore ...
View ArticleAeon Metals grabs investor attention with kick in share price
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Aeon Metals (ASX: AQR) has witnessed increased investor interest recently which pushed its share price up 75% to a close of 0.21 yesterday, compared to a ...
View ArticleTitan Energy targets oil zone with Texas exploration well
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Titan Energy (ASX: TTE) is drilling an exploration well targeting a proven oil producing zone on the northern flank of its Allen Dome salt dome field in ...
View ArticleIsrael gives OK for oil drilling in Golan Heights
JERUSALEM -- Israel says it has given the go-ahead for a gas exploration project in the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau it captured from Syria in the 1967 war.Israel's Energy and Water ...
View ArticleFinance deals put growing mountains of metal out of reach
Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:41am EST * Large tonnages caught up in finance deals, warehouse backlogs * Only 15 percent of LME stocks estimated to be available * Finance deals spreading from aluminium to ...
View ArticleCenterra Gold’s profit hit by troubles in Kyrgyzstan
posted late Wednesday a net loss of $68 million or $0.29 per share for the fourth quarter of 2012, as a direct consequence of the ongoing troubles with the Kyrgyzstan government, which forced the ...
View ArticleIsrael Starts Oil Exploration in Golan Heights
TEL AVIV, February 21 (RIA Novosti) – The Israeli government has issued the first license to explore for oil on the Golan Heights, the plateau in south-western Syria captured and annexed by ...
View ArticleMediterranean Resources receives payment for first tranche from Turkish Partner
Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Mediterranean Resources Ltd. (TSX: MNR; Frankfurt: MHM1) ("Mediterranean") is pleased to announce that it has received from its new Turkish Strategic Partner, EMCo, ...
View ArticleMonument Welcomes Support from Major Shareholder
Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the "Company") today announced that it has reached an agreement with GoldMet B.V. ...
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