Colombia extends Votorantim contract ups royalties
BOGOTA – Colombia's government on Thursday extended a contract to the metallurgical coal operations of Brazil's Votorantim local unit for two decades and raised royalties. Colombia ...
View ArticleThe Next Mars Invasion Will Be Oil-Drilling Robots That Don’t Cause Spills
Because there's no way to fix things 140 million miles away, the Mars rovers have to be able to prevent their own accidents as they drill. It's technology that now is being imported back ...
View ArticleSilver Standard Prices Offering of US$250 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
Jan. 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRI, TSX: SSO) ("Silver Standard" or the "Company") announced today that it has priced its previously announced ...
View ArticleExperts forecast strong Q1 for s...
High prices and strong demands are expected to contribute to a strong first quarter for Taiwan's steel industry, experts said yesterday. They made the remarks after steel manufacturers reported ...
View ArticleChinese snap up gold in new year
Gold is a popular investment option in China, particularly during the holidays. This past Christmas and New Year, demand was healthy. During the three days of the New Year holiday, investors in ...
View ArticleAfrica News In Brief New Mining CEO Has Dirty Record South Africans Speak Out...
By Global Information Network (GIN) SOUTH AFRICAN CEO, WITH LEGACY OF POLLUTION, GETS NEW POST: Jan. 8 (GIN) – A gold mining CEO has been tapped for the top spot at the Anglo American mining ...
View ArticleVietnam opposes Taiwans oil exploration plans
Taiwan's planned oil and gas exploration in the sea around Ba Binh Island seriously violates Vietnam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa archipelago, causes international tension and ...
View ArticleChina stainless steel demand to ...
Baosteel's stainless steel unit expects stainless steel consumption in China to grow 5 to 7 percent per year over the next five to 10 years, Lou Dingbo, president of the unit, said on Tuesday. ...
View ArticleSteel prices jump with iron ore ...
Domestic steel producers have started to increase their product prices across the board as 2013 gets underway, in response to rising material costs, analysts told the Global Times Monday after ...
View ArticleRare earth export quota set for 2013
CHINA'S Ministry of Commerce yesterday announced the first round of rare earth export quotas for 2013. The first batch of quotas totals 15,501 tons, about half the quota set for all of 2012, ...
View ArticleChinas coal imports up 29.8 in 2012
China saw its coal imports grow 29.8% YoY to 290 million metric tons in 2012, according to the latest statistics released by the General Administration of Customs. According to the statistic, ...
View ArticleChina to coordinate annual coal supply contracts Jan 15-18
The China Coal Trade and Development Association said Wednesday it would hold the annual coal supply contracts coordination conference for 2013 in Haikou City of Hainan Province on January 15-18. ...
View ArticleDrilling Report January 6
The drilling report was produced with data from the Texas Railroad Commission, from December 23 to December 29. The following counties were searched: Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Dallas, ...
View ArticleTullow plans busy start to 2013 drilling year
, Europe's biggest independent oil and gas company, said it plans a busy start to the year for drilling news as its main African producing field, the Jubilee field in Ghana, ramps up to full ...
View ArticleMurchison project positive for Metals X
Metals X looks set to proceed with its Central Murchison gold project following a favourable definitive feasibility study, which estimated the project would generate a pre-tax net present value of ...
View ArticleZimplats to sell 51 to indigenous entities for $971m
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Impala Platinum (Implats) on Friday concluded a nonbinding term sheet with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment for the ...
View ArticleApex considers future of Wiluna mine
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner Apex Minerals was considering selling off its Wiluna gold mine, in Western Australia, as part of a strategic review aimed at enhancing shareholder value. The ...
View ArticleKalNorth prepares for mining start at first project
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed junior KalNorth Gold Mines has started ground clearing at its first gold mine in Western Australia. The company reported on Friday that earthworks had started ...
View ArticleVenturex seeks funding for Pilbara project
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Base metals hopeful Venturex Resources was hunting for capital to develop its Pilbara copper-zinc project, in Western Australia. The junior said on Friday that it had ...
View ArticleSilver Lake Integra merger completed
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - The scheme of arrangement between midtier gold miners Silver Lake Resources and Integra Mining on Friday became official after scheme participants were allotted their new ...
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