Chinas refined aluminum output up 11 in Feb
China saw its refined aluminum output grow 11.0% from a year earlier to 1.73 million tonnes in February this year, according to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics. In the first...
View ArticleChina Steel Demand Rebounding as Nation Adds Railways Cars
Growth in demand for steel in China, the world's biggest consumer, is set to rebound from a four-year low, supporting earnings for mills and the iron ore producers that supply them. Apparent...
View ArticleFund manager still bullish on mining
There are still good times ahead for the mining sector, says Australian and UK-listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors.London-based Henderson has more than $100 billion of assets under...
View ArticleMining will recover says Henderson Global
There are still good times ahead for the mining sector, says Australian and UK-listed fund manager Henderson Global Investors. London-based Henderson has more than $100 billion of assets under...
View ArticleConsol drilling in search for Pa.-W.Va. mine fire
PINE BANK, Pa. (AP) -- The federal Mine Safety Health Administration says Consol Energy crews are continuing to drill bore holes to help pinpoint and battle a fire in an underground coal mine that...
View ArticleChina steelmakers to gain iron o...
A significant rise in iron ore capacity coupled with moderate steel output growth will see a shift in pricing power for the raw material from the hands of mining companies to Chinese steelmakers in...
View ArticleLockheed to use Soviet submarine hunt data in seabed mining Plan
Lockheed Martin Corp., the world's biggest defense contractor, is preparing to scour the Pacific Ocean seabed in a search for metals using data obtained in a cold-war hunt for a sunken Soviet...
View ArticleTWN holds forum on Mining reforms and contracts renegotiation
Accra, March 14, GNA -Participants at a public forum on mining reforms and contracts renegotiation, have called for a strong government action to ensure that more benefits of mining accrued to the ...
View ArticleGazprom Neft contracts drilling rig for geological exploration of Dolginskoye...
Gazpromneft Sakhalin, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft and the operator of Dolginskoye oil field located on Russia’s Arctic shelf, has contracted the GSP Jupiter, a jack-up drilling rig. Under the contract...
View ArticleBritain plunges into deep sea mining with American company
Britain's prime minister announced Thursday the country would partner with an American company to mine the depths of the Pacific Ocean for metals and rare earth ...
View ArticleMining stocks push market to strong close
Australia A late recovery among mining stocks has pushed the local share market to a strong close.Stocks rose firmly at the open on good leads from Wall Street, where ...
View ArticleMassive increase in Chinese gold reserves unlikely - PBOC
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View ArticleRecovering platinum miner forging ahead
A one-day wildcat strike at platinum producer Lonmin’s Saffy and Newman operations on March 5 has left mine management embarrassed and disappointed, as the illegal stoppage coincided with a media tour...
View ArticleBC Iron MD steps down
. Young would remain on the BC Iron board as a nonexecutive director. "Young was our first employee and has played an absolutely integral role in bringing the company to its current position as a...
View ArticleSt Barbara ponders $250m raising
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Gold miner St Barbara reported on Friday that it would look to raise some $250-million through senior secured notes to create financial flexibility and to pursue internal...
View ArticleFocus Minerals plans to acquire remaining stake in Focus Laverton
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed gold miner Focus Minerals has launched a takeover offer for the remaining shares in Focus Laverton, previously known as Crescent Gold. Following a takeover of...
View ArticleMinerals Metals Materials Society Recognizes Members with Technical Division...
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) recognized more than 60 of its members with division-level awards during the Society’s 142nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in San Antonio,...
View ArticleDrilling Report March 10
The drilling report was produced with data from the Texas Railroad Commission, from February 24 to March 2. The following counties were searched: Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Dallas,...
View ArticleOz Minerals gets Carrapateena retention lease
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper-gold miner Oz Minerals was expected to make a development decision on its Carrapateena project by 2015. The miner this week announced that it was granted a retention...
View ArticleCoAL interim loss widens to $111m
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – South Africa-focused coal miner Coal of Africa (CoAL) on Friday reported that it had widened its loss for the interim period ending December from $74.7-million in the...
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