Sierra Metals announces update on Polo y Ron Minerals option agreement
March 6, 2013 /CNW/ - Sierra Metals Inc. (TSXV: SMT) (BVL: SMT) ("Sierra" or the "Company") is pleased to report that a Federal Court in the State of Chihuahua has granted to ...
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highest level in 20 years. But this hasn’t stopped the oil and gas industry from clamoring for more access to public lands for drilling, and from criticizing the Obama administration for ...
View ArticleNew pipeline proposed to spur Utica shale drilling in Ohio
A Williams Cos. natural gas pipeline is pictured in this undated company photo. Williams Cos., the second-largest U.S. pipeline company before selling assets to pay debt that financed failed bets on ...
View ArticlePDAC Private equity firms to swoop on undervalued mining assets
Private equity firms are to invest more heavily in the resources sector to take advantage of declining company values, according to Ken Hoffman, head of metals and mining at Bloomberg ...
View ArticleNew R1bn manganese furnace signals support for beneficiation – BHP Billiton
, on Wednesday opened the largest operating furnace of its kind in the world at Samancor Manganese’s Metalloys smelter in Meyerton, allowing mining giant BHP Billiton to beneficiate close to ...
View ArticleAlamos expects to defeat US$775m Hecla-Aurizon merger
Hecla Mining Co .Hecla emerged earlier this week as a white knight offering a more generous cash and shares package than Alamos which bid C$780 million. Aurizon is recommending Hecla's bid to ...
View ArticleWeak global coal market threatens low-margin mines
* S.African, European prompt coal down to about $85/mt * Low-margin mines at risk if drop below $80/mt * Healthy supplies coinciding with weak demand By Henning Gloystein LONDON, March 6 ...
View ArticleWeak mining stocks push European shares down off peaks
* FTSE 100 falls 0.1 percent* Miners, banks reverse Tuesday's gains* Vodafone leads gainers on Verizon talk* Ex-divs knock 7.6 points off indexBy Tricia WrightLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - ...
View ArticlePDAC-Mining companies face rise in class actions in Canada
By Allison Martell TORONTO, March 6 | Wed Mar 6, 2013 1:39pm EST TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) - Mining companies facing the harsh financial realities of the post-boom market are also up ...
View ArticleCodelco scales back slowly exposure to Chinese copper market
Wed Mar 6, 2013 1:56pm EST * China taking 30 pct of Codelco cathode sales, vs 32 pct last yr * Sees high energy costs, 'big challenge' managing 2-3 huge projects * China copper demand rising ...
View ArticleWisconsin set to clear the way for controversial iron ore mine
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature is expected to approve on Thursday streamlined environmental regulations to clear the way for a possible $1.5 billion iron ore ...
View ArticleG4G Resources and Nahminto Resources Ltd. conclude NSR agreement on Mactush...
March 6, 2013 /CNW/ - G4G Resources Ltd. ("G4G", "the Company") (TSX-V: GXG) announced today that the Company has reached an agreement with Nahminto Resources Ltd. ...
View ArticlePlane chartered by Peru mining company crashes with nine on board
LIMA (Reuters) - A plane chartered by a small Peruvian gold mining company with nine people on board crashed on Wednesday in northern Peru, the company, Retamas, said. Locals in the region told the ...
View ArticleP.M. Kitco Metals Roundup Gold Sees Modest Uptick Following Feds Beige Book
Gold futures prices were trading modestly higher in the aftermath of Wednesday afternoon's release of the Federal Reserve's "beige" book. The bulls were relieved there were no ...
View ArticleExpert cautions against gold chase
Chinese consumers kept bargain-hunting for gold bars and jewelry in Guangzhou ahead of Sunday's Lantern Festival and after gold prices reached a nine-month low last week, Chinese media reported ...
View ArticlePost-spill performance costs BP boss his share bonus
By Andrew Callus LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) boss Bob Dudley's pay fell by a fifth last year because of performance measures set over a three-year period that began in 2010, the oil-spill ...
View ArticleHugo Chavezs death wont bring back oil drilling anytime soon
Hugo Chavez obliterated Venezuela's credibility among the world's largest oil producers, and it will take some time for the troubled nation to earn back that ...
View ArticleColt executes a binding LOI on Passa Frio
March 6, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Colt Resources Inc. ("Colt" or the "Company") (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01) (OTCQX: COLTF) is pleased to announce the execution of a binding letter of ...
View ArticleNine killed in plane crash in northern Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - All nine people on board an airplane chartered by a small Peruvian mining company died after the plane became ensnared in power lines and crashed to the ground in northern Peru on ...
View ArticleNew Amulsar resource as Lydian pushes towards production
is on the move in Armenia as it advances its Amulsar gold project towards production. In the last six months the company completed a feasibility study for the project, negotiated a new mining ...
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