Chinese gas pipeline ready to serve Hong Kong
China's second west-to-east gas pipeline is ready to supply natural gas to Hong Kong, as branch lines linking Hong Kong with the pipeline went into operation on Wednesday, according to the China ...
View ArticleChinas rare earths giant continues production halt
China's largest rare earths producer on Tuesday announced that it will continue to halt some of its production for a third month to help stabilize tumbling prices. The Inner Mongolia Baotou ...
View ArticleIron ore prices rise on falling inventories
Import prices of iron ore continued to rise last week, with mills replenishing stocks amid a tentative rebound in the steel sector, according to Xinhua's latest iron ore price report released ...
View ArticleSinopec Conocophilips to research W China shale gas
The Sinopec Group, the world's fifth-largest oil company, said Tuesday it will jointly study shale gas development with Conocophilips in west China's Sichuan Basin over the next two years. ...
View ArticleMetals Stocks Gold futures bounce to pare recent losses
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures bounced back in Asia hours on Monday, as investors hauled the precious metal off its lowest close since last ...
View ArticleSenate on steroids over mining tax
MIX a pathetic tax, a messy political divorce and an unaccustomed spotlight and you get a Senate on steroids. The upper house is supposed to be a little more measured, a tad more civil, than the ...
View ArticleBRIEF-Afferro Mining signs Cameroon development deal
LONDON | Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:25am EST LONDON Feb 25 (Reuters) - Afferro Mining Inc : * Signing of mou with posco for development of projects in ...
View ArticleBrazil firm interested in Guinea iron-ore but not Simandou
BELO HORIZONTE - The head of Brazilian investment group B&A Mineracao confirmed the company is interested in Guinean iron ore assets but dismissed market speculation its interest extended to a ...
View ArticleCreamer Media publishes Australasian Mining Roundup for December 2012January...
Creamer Media's Australasian Mining Roundup is a business and information tool for decision-makers involved in the mining industry. The monthly report gives readers a synopsis of mining activity ...
View ArticleCanadas Northern Iron Corp. animates the greatest recycling story on earth...
Feb. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Northern Iron Corp. ("Northern" or the "Company") (TSXV: NFE) (OTCQX: NHRIF) (FRANKFURT: N8I) is pleased to announce the premier of its animated short video ...
View ArticleNorthern Minerals to raise $26.6m
Northern Minerals has announced a $26.6 million capital raising plan to fund the development of its Browns Range heavy rare earths project in the Northern Territory. The company today launched a one ...
View ArticleMining stopped for months by fire
Production might not start up again for up to six months after a "major fire" at a Warwickshire colliery earmarked for closure. The county's fire service said the blaze broke out 500m ...
View ArticleChevron to acquire interest in Cooper basin gas assets for $349m
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - US energy major Chevron would spend some $349-million to acquire ASX-listed Beach Energy’s interest in two onshore gas blocks covering an estimated 810 000 acres in ...
View ArticleKingsgate H1 net profit down 76
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Australian gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated has reported a 76% decline in net profit for the interim period ending December, after a A$14.9-million cash write down on the ...
View ArticleSumatra secures $63m in funding for Tembang
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Sumatra Copper & Gold has secured a A$63-million debt and equity funding from cornerstone investor Provident Capital Partners to develop the Tembang ...
View ArticleMurchison pours first gold for Silver Lake
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner Silver Lake Resources has poured first gold at its Murchison mine, in Western Australia. The project consists of multiple mines feeding a central 1.2-million ...
View ArticleNorthern Minerals launches rights issue
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Developer Northern Minerals has launched a fully underwritted share rights issue to raise A$26.6-million to fund the development of its Browns Range heavy rare earths ...
View ArticleBass on the hunt for new opportunities
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Embattled junior Bass Metals was on the hunt for new projects to diversify its project portfolio, and would restart exploration activities, after completing the sale of its ...
View ArticleABG appoints Dushnisky as chair
would take the reins as chairperson of African Barrick Gold (ABG) with immediate effect, the miner announced on Monday. Dushnisky succeeded acting ...
View ArticleLeightons Gorgon contract balloons
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Project house Leighton on Monday reported that its contract to deliver civils and underground works packages for the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project had ...
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