The Real News Network Shock Doctrine Opens Way for Oil Drilling
Naomi Klein on disaster capitalism August 18 - In the most recent segment of his interview, The Real News senior editor Paul Jay discusses disaster capitalism with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock...
View ArticleWild Planet Adventures 12-Day Borneo Exploration Showcases Wildlife Sighting...
Wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures (WPA) spent five years creating the best possible opportunities to see rare and exotic wildlife in a destination facing some of the fastest...
View ArticleGalaxy secures spodumene supply agreement
Spodumene supply agreement signed with Talison to feed Jiangsu Plant High Australian dollar has impacted Galaxy's local operating costs Current external spodumene supply more economical than...
View ArticleMcEwen Mining Announces Record Resource Estimate at the San Jose Mine in...
McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE:MUX)(TSE:MUX) is pleased to announce that year-end 2012 mineral resource and reserve estimates and the grades for both gold and silver have increased from 2011 for the San Jose...
View ArticleBeach and Drillsearch sign new gas agreement in SA
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Oil and gas miner Beach Energy and fellow-listed Drillsearch have agreed to a new gas sales agreement with the joint venture (JV) partners of the South Australian Cooper...
View ArticleXstrata to close Brisbane office cut jobs in Australia
SYDNEY - Mining giant Xstrata Plc said Tuesday it will close its Brisbane office as part of a restructuring of its coal business in Australia, and a source with knowledge of the situation said 100 jobs...
View ArticleDMR approves Bushveld Minerals’ prospecting right expansion
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed junior iron-ore and tin explorer Bushveld Minerals on Tuesday said its 64%-owned Pamish Investments 39 subsidiary had received Ministerial consent from...
View ArticleBotswana Diamonds to evaluate Moz prospects
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds has entered into an agreement with Mozambican company Morminas to evaluate two licence blocks on the Save river, in Mozambique, for...
View ArticleCoal strike talks fail power disruption fears intensify
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Talks to end the coal strikes at Exxaro coal-mines have been unsuccessful and the fear of electricity disruption at the power stations the mines serve is intensifying....
View ArticleIron Mountain Mining targets shallow gold at Victorian gold project
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Iron Mountain Mining (ASX: IRM) has begun drilling at the Golden Camel Project in Victoria, where previous drilling has produced shallow gold mineralisation...
View ArticleAzure Minerals sells non-core Mexican assets
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) has sold two of its inactive non-core assets in Sonora, Mexico, for US100,000.The company said that while the Estacion Llano and San...
View ArticleCore Exploration unearths high grade silver lead and zinc in South Australia
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Core Exploration (ASX: CXO) has made high grade rock chip assays of up to 567 grams per tonne silver and 15.11% combined lead and zinc at its Yerelina...
View ArticleNT tribes oppose CSG exploration
Tribes opposed to the possible exploration for shale gas and oil on their land have burnt the letter they were sent by the Petroleum company hoping to gain access to the land around Maningrida in the...
View ArticleMozambique reopens flood-hit coal export railway
Mozambique has reopened its Sena railway line, the only available rail coal export route for mining giants Vale and Rio Tinto , after a two-week closure due to floods, state logistics group CFM said....
View ArticleIndustrial Metals Zinc plunges despite possible deficit this year
Precious metals were mixed on Monday amid broadly weaker US Dollar and safe-haven demand after Cyprus said it would levy bank deposit taxes. Meanwhile, market players remained cautious ahead of a...
View ArticleLONDON MARKETS Miners Weigh On U.K. Stocks As Metals Prices Fall
LONDON – Mining firms drove U.K. stocks lower on Tuesday, as metals prices dropped and a Rio Tinto PLC executive warned of downward pressure on iron-ore prices.The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.4% to...
View ArticleUK’s Government opposes $2.7bn potash project
The UK's Ministry of Defence has cast a doubt over London-listed Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX) plans to develop a vast potash mine, posed to be one of the world's largest deposits of the commodity....
View ArticleRio Tinto Xstrata to slash over 100 coal jobs each
Giant miners Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) and Xstrata (LON:XTA) are expected to cut up to 100 jobs each later this week in their coal divisions as the industry continues to suffer from weak prices, rising...
View ArticleMining exploration spending set to fall after 3-year rally
A three-year surge in exploration spending in the mining industry is likely to come to a grinding halt this year after running up against lackluster metal prices and a sharp fall-off in financing for...
View ArticleTVI Pacific 2012 Year End Results and Operational Performance
March 19, 2013 /CNW/ - TVI Pacific Inc. ("TVI" or "the Company") today released audited, consolidated financial and operational results for the year ...
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