Congos neglected state miner hankers for past glory
KAMBOVE - At the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern mining belt, Kambove once churned out ton upon ton of copper for Gecamines, a sprawling conglomerate that used to make up ...
View ArticleRomanias Petrom signs exploration deal with Spains Repsol
BUCHAREST | Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:21am EST BUCHAREST Feb 22 (Reuters) - Romania's top oil and gas firm Petrom, majority-owned by Austria's OMV, will partner Spanish Repsol in an ...
View ArticleSurplus supply keeps coal price in a low ebb
The price of coal is likely to remain bearish this year because of surplus production and the probable further decline of power production, the former head of the National Energy Administration said ...
View ArticleShell Arctic Drilling Plans in Doubt
Shell's plans for a second summer of drilling in the Arctic Ocean are in doubt as the company says it must tow its two Arctic drilling rigs to Asian ports for ...
View ArticleMason Graphite reports excellent metallurgical test results
Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Mason Graphite Inc. (TSXV: LLG) ("Mason Graphite" or the "Company") is pleased to report the completion of metallurgical tests on its Lac Guret graphite ...
View ArticleProkhorov sells Polyus Gold stake for US$3.62 billion
Polyus Gold International Ltd for US$3.62 billion to two Russian investors after receiving approval from the UK's Takeover Panel.Prokhorov's Onexim Holdings Ltd said it had sold an 18.5% ...
View ArticleCenterra ordered to revise Kumtor mining agreement
Kyrgyzstan or face being stripped of its licence.Centerra said the Kyrgyz Republic Parliament yesterday adopted a decree requiring the company to revise the mining agreement at Kumtor, which it ...
View ArticleSA mine union plans strike at Kumba Iron Ore mine
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's powerful National Union of Mineworkers said on Friday its members at a Kumba Iron Ore mine planned to go on strike after a disagreement over changes to the ...
View ArticleCenterra faces $315 million in fines for new claims of environmental damage...
Canadianminer Centerra Gold(TSX:CG) continues to be under pressure in the Kyrgyz Republic as its subsidiary Kumtor Operating Company CJSC received a claim from the environmental authority for about ...
View ArticleWhite Tiger Announces the Resignation of Directors
Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - White Tiger Gold Ltd. ("White Tiger" or the "Company") (TSX: WTG) announces that it has received and accepted the resignations ...
View ArticleBenton completes detailed airborne survey and continues to outline...
Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce an update for the ongoing exploration program at ...
View ArticleGuyana Goldfields Inc. Announces Closing of C$100 Million Offering
Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX:GUY) (the "Company" or "GGI") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal offering (the "Offering") ...
View ArticleA.M. Kitco Metals Roundup Gold Near Unchanged as Bulls Try to Stabilize Market
Gold futures prices are trading near steady in early U.S. dealings Friday. The market is pausing following the recent downside rout in prices that saw gold hit an 8.5-month low Thursday. The bears ...
View ArticleKale contains many of same vitamins and minerals as beef sans fat
Health News: You can even find "Kale is the New Beef" t-shirts! What's the reasoning behind this vivid declaration, and could it possibly be true? Kale is at the top of the food chain ...
View ArticleExxaro expects up to 40 drop in 2012 headline earnings a share
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed resources group Exxaro on Friday said its headline earnings a share for the year ended December 2012, were likely to between 31% and 40% lower than ...
View ArticleGroup five starts work on TCTA AMD contract
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed Group Five has started the construction of high-density treatment works, pump station and monitoring shafts to tackle acid mine drainage (AMD) in ...
View ArticleCalifornia braces for black gold rush
Thousands of feet below some of the United States' richest farmland could be nearly 15.4 billion barrels of crude oil. And companies know it, as they are quietly buying up mineral rights and ...
View ArticleAMI Resources Inc. to complete share consolidation
Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - AMI Resources Inc. (the "Company" - TSX-V: AMU) announces that it will proceed with its proposed share consolidation (the "Consolidation") as announced in ...
View ArticleRussel Metals Ex-Dividend Reminder
Toronto: RUS ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.35, payable on 3/15/13. As a percentage of RUS's recent stock price of $28.89, this dividend works out to approximately ...
View ArticleProudly South African Sibanye Gold debuts well in New York
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Proudly South African gold newcomer Sibanye Gold was successfully trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), corporate affairs ...
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