Freeport resists pressure to build copper smelters in Indonesia
Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:13am EST * Sees TC/RCs steady at around current levels over next few years * Says Atlantic Copper will produce 15-16 pct less cathode this year * Says copper cathode sales in Europe ...
View ArticleCongo seeks to open way to oil drilling in national parks
Thu Mar 7, 2013 8:18am EST * Proposal would allow drilling for 'national interests' * Move threatens gorilla sanctuary, conservationists say * Congo is believed to hold rich oil deposits By ...
View ArticleMonument Mails Information Circular in Connection with Annual General Meeting...
March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Monument Mining Limited (TSXV: MMY) (FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Monument has mailed a notice of meeting and ...
View ArticleGlobal Alumina provides Update on Proposed Capital Raise and Project...
March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina") announced today an update on its efforts to raise additional capital by way of ...
View ArticleCorvus Gold Reports Additional Drilling Results from ZuZu Zone North Bullfrog...
Figure 1: Location of the ZuZu Claim and drill holes reported in this release. Topographic contour interval is 5 metres. All reported holes are vertical. Chip channel sample traces are shown in red. ...
View ArticleLarge-scale near-surface iron in Cameroon - WAFM
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The London Alternative Investment Market iron-ore explorer West African Minerals Corporation (WAFM) has reported near-surface hematite mineralisation over a ...
View ArticleExxaro adds R700m to GMEP undertakings receives force majeure from Eskom
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miner Exxaro has added R700-million to the cost of expanding the Grootegeluk Medupi coal operations as labour unrest, scope expansion and steel ...
View ArticleMississippian still an exploration play Devon Energy says
Devon Energy is based in Oklahoma City. Early drilling results on the Mississippian Lime oil and gas play, in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas, are promising, but Devon Energy says the area ...
View ArticleHow small-scale mining could offer sustainable livelihoods
mining could offer millions of marginalised people a sustainable livelihood, but there are serious knowledge gaps in the sector that hinder effective and inclusive policymaking, according to a ...
View ArticleKarnalyte Resources Inc. and Gujarat State Fertilizers Chemicals Ltd....
GSFC's Vishvesh D. Nanavaty Appointed to Karnalyte's Board of Directors (all dollar figures expressed in Canadian ...
View ArticleAmericas Bullion Royalty Corp. Agrees to Sell Angels Camp Joint Venture...
March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Americas Bullion Royalty Corp. (TSX: AMB) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has created a new royalty interest by entering into an Option Agreement to ...
View ArticleGobiMin Inc. Announces the Acquisition of an Office Property in Hong Kong
March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - (TSXV: GMN) GobiMin Inc. (the "Company" or "GobiMin") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary has entered into a provisional agreement (the ...
View ArticleRepublicans ready Assembly for final vote on mining bill
Madison -- Assembly Republicans confidently predicted Thursday morning that a mining bill to be passed later in the day would protect the environment and could lead to a massive iron mine in northern ...
View ArticleStrikes at Exxaro’s Matla Arnot coal mines
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Unprotected strikes at Exxaro’s Matla and Arnot coal mines in Mpumalanga have resulted in production stoppages but with no immediate threat to the ...
View ArticleEqstra CEO laments ‘mediocre’ 2013 H1 equity return
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed Eqstra’s return on equity (RoE) of 12.3% for the six months ended December 2012, was a "mediocre performance", acknowledged ...
View ArticleWesizwe to report higher full-year earnings
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum-group metals company Wesizwe Platinum on Thursday said it expected to report higher earnings for the full year to December 2012. The JSE-listed ...
View ArticleAnglo American SA silicosis liability could be largest yet – lawyers
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A silicosis class action application launched on Thursday against mining giant Anglo American South Africa (AASA) could result in the largest-ever silicosis ...
View ArticleZCI suspends process to offload African Copper interest
Aim-listed African Copper on Thursday announced that its majority shareholder ZCI had suspended the process it initiated in February to unlock value from its investment in the company. The process ...
View ArticleRBCT Feb coal exports increase
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 5.45-million tons of coal in February, up from 4.2-million tons the previous month, RBCT data showed on Thursday. ...
View ArticleRange River extends deadline for Firestone Energy takeover
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Range River Gold on Thursday extended the deadline of its off-market takeover offer for dual-listed Firestone Energy by two weeks. The offer was ...
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