Hanlong talks to China steel mills on $4.7bn Africa project
China's privately-owned Hanlong Group is talking to four State-owned steel mills to find a partner for the $4.7-billion Mbalam iron ore project in Africa, the chief executive of project owner ...
View ArticleVentnor moves to BFS stage at Thaduna
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - A scoping study into base metals developer Ventnor Resources’ Thaduna/Green Dragon copper project, in Western Australia, has found that a capital expenditure of ...
View ArticleNorthern Star adds to resource base
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner Northern Star Resources has increased the Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) compliant resource at its Ashburton project, in Western Australia, by 66%. The ...
View ArticleIndia moots sustainability ranking for mining companies by 2017
KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) - India should implement a sustainable performance ranking system for mining companies, based on aspects of mining sustainability, a report from a sub-group of ...
View ArticleIndia must ensure assessment of mineral resource before auction - survey
KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) - India must make a detailed assessment of the country’s mineral resources before mines were put on the auction block in an effort to increase revenue, the Economic ...
View ArticleShell halts 2013 drilling plans in Alaskas Arctic seas
An aerial image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk aground off a small island near Kodiak Island on Jan. 1. Shell announced Wednesday that it had put off ...
View ArticleFirestone requests trading halt pending fin restructure announcement
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE- and ASX-listed Firestone Energy on Wednesday requested a trading halt of its securities pending an announcement regarding the completion of its financial ...
View ArticleKnow your mining catalysts even in a depressed market – August
Jocelyn August of Sagient Research says catalysts still matter even in a depressed precious metals market. An interview with The Gold ...
View ArticleIndustrial Metals Nickel climbs despite oversupply concerns
Precious metals plunged on Wednesday amid profit taking after Tuesday's rally. On Tuesday, precious metals were lifted by dovish comments of the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Meanwhile, broadly ...
View ArticleVeris Gold Corp.s Smith Mine Exploration Drill Program Returns 7.62 m of...
Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) is pleased to announce further assay results from its 2012 underground drilling program at the Jerritt Canyon gold operation in Nevada, USA. Jerritt Canyon is ...
View ArticleShell suspends Arctic drilling for remainder of year
A Greenpeace activist covers the logo of the Shell oil company to protest on May 10, 2012 against the heading of the an icebreaker for Shell's Arctic oil drilling project in the north of Alaska. ...
View ArticleSibanye reports fatality at Beatrix
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed Sibanye Gold on Thursday halted all blasting operations at its Beatrix 3 shaft following a fatality. The recently unbundled and newly listed ...
View ArticleDando Sonic Drill launch SDC375
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View ArticleNido Petroleum to invest in 4 exploration wells off Palawan
Australian firm Nido Petroleum Ltd. is expected to invest $75.5 million--roughly P3 billion at the prevailing exchange rate--for its share in the planned drilling of exploration wells within four oil ...
View ArticleBrazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade takes $5.7bn write-down
reported late Wednesday its first quarterly loss in a decade , becoming the latest miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices. The Rio de Janeiro-based firm logged a pre-tax ...
View ArticleWorld’s first underwater nuclear explosion photos disclosed
PetaPixel . In the exercise, called "Operation Crossroads," the U.S. blasted a 23-kilotun nuke known as "Baker" 90 feet underwater at the Micronesian island of Bikini Atoll. The ...
View ArticleGladstone Pacific Nickel Limited - Financial Statements 2012 Review
Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - 2012 Financial Statements Review Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited announces that as a result of a regulatory continuous disclosure review by the Ontario Securities ...
View ArticleTreasury Metals Continues to Define Near Surface Mineralization in Developing...
Feb. 28, 2013 /CNW/ - Treasury Metals Inc. is reporting additional drilling results from the C Zone of the Company's flagship Goliath Gold Project located in northwestern Ontario. The C Zone ...
View ArticleMawson drills 0.4 metres at 395 gt gold and 0.41 uranium oxide uncut at North...
Mawson Resources Limited ("Mawson") (TSX:MAW) (Frankfurt: MXR) (PINKSHEETS: MWSNF) announces maiden drill results from the winter 2013 drilling program at the North Rompas prospect in ...
View ArticleCuris Resources releases new Florence Copper video Changing the Way Copper is...
Local stakeholders tour the existing in-situ recovery well site at Florence Copper. Florence Copper hosts site tours on the first and third Friday of every month to engage with and educate the public ...
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