UPDATE 2-Kyrgyzstan sets deadline to revise Centerra Gold deal
Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:24pm EST * Government to cancel contract unilaterally if no compromise * Insists Centerra must pay for "colossal" environmental damage * Centerra says 2009 deal "solid ...
View ArticleRothschild loses Bumi boardroom battle
Banking empire scion Nat Rothschild's Bumi plc, which owns chunks of the Bakrie dynasty of Indonesia's coal assets, has lost his bid to replace the board of the embattled company. ...
View ArticleTaseko Reports 2012 Year End Results
Gibraltar Development Plan 3 (GDP3) is now in the commissioning phase of start-up. During the fourth quarter, the electrical power distribution and reclaim water systems were successfully tied in ...
View ArticleVictoria moves closer to Eagle Gold construction
s goal of turning its Eagle Gold project into the Yukon’s next gold mine moved closer to realization. The company announced that the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board ...
View ArticleCELEBRATION Atlas Copcos 140 years of excellence
began its life as one of the world's leading industrial companies. Today it is active in more than 180 countries, including Canada. The company entered the Canadian market in 1949 when George ...
View ArticleGOLD Probe cuts high grades at Borden site
of Toronto. A higher grade core has been identified during drilling to the southeast where intercepts include 36.5 metres grading 4.5 g/t Au and 42.9 metres of 3.4 g/t Au. Infill drilling has been ...
View ArticleGOLD Sabina boosts Back River ounces by 13
. of Vancouver has remodelled the deposits at the Back River gold project 520 km northeast of Yellowknife, NT, increasing its confidence, boosting the grade and outlining 13% more contained gold ...
View ArticleBASE METALS Hudbay meets guidance tallies 2012 results
last year compared to 2011, but the company declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share, nonetheless. For 2012, revenue was $702.6 million, down $188.2 million from the previous year due to ...
View ArticleCOMMENT Value of Canadian mining deals drops 37 in 2012 Ernst Young
activity is set to pick up in the year ahead, "Despite mirroring the global decline in deal value and volume, Canada maintained an 18% share of global mining and metals M&A value and 37% of ...
View ArticleStirring International Tensions Israel Green-Lights Oil Drilling in Occupied...
In a move that many anticipate will incite international protest, Israel has authorized oil drilling in the occupied Golan Heights territory, awarding the first contract to a US-Israeli energy ...
View ArticlePresident Mahama Govt to address illegal invasion of foreigners in SME mining
Accra, Feb. 21, GNA - President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said the Government would rigidly enforce the laws of Ghana by addressing the illegal invasion by foreigners in the small-scale ...
View ArticleAquino Semirara mining site to remain closed until firm assures safety
Semirara mining. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- President Benigno Aquino III said on Thursday, the operations of the Semirara Mining Company (SMC) would remain suspended until an ...
View ArticlePhilex Mining faces additional P1.6M fine possible criminal rap for cutting...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines--Government foresters said gold producer Philex Mining Corp. is criminally liable for building a road through a Benguet watershed without securing proper clearances like an ...
View ArticleCanada’s MA deal volume down maintains high stake in global activity
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The value of Canadian mining deals fell by 37% and volumes were down by 19% year over year in 2012, but activity is set to pick up in the year ahead, advisory firm ...
View ArticleCOMMODITIES-Oil metals on defensive Fed puts investors on edge
* Markets down again, Fed may slow stimulus * Brent oil hits 3-week low, copper sinks to 2013 low * Gold firms from 7-month low but seen vulnerable By Barani Krishnan and Veronica Brown NEW ...
View ArticleGold holds steady other metals lower
Gold prices are holding steady, a day after they plunged because investors worried about a pullback in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying ...
View ArticleInmet profit drops 17 pct on forex losses
TORONTO | Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:42pm EST TORONTO Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canada's Inmet Mining Corp reported a 17 percent fall in fourth quarter profit on Thursday as foreign exchange losses ...
View ArticleRatel Group Limited - Closing of Private Placement of Subscription Receipts
Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Ratel Group Limited (TSX: RTG) ("Ratel Group" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that, further to its press release ...
View ArticleMining investment near peak RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the mining investment boom is close to its peak. RBA governor Glenn Stevens told a parliamentary committee today he expected investment in the mining sector to ...
View ArticleMining investment close to peaking RBA
The record level of investment in the mining sector is close to peaking, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens has warned, although there were positive signs for the entire economy.Giving evidence to a ...
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