Oz raises Carrapateena resource by 43
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - South Australian copper miner Oz Minerals on Monday reported a 43% increase in the mineral resource for its Carrapateena deposit. The project was now estimated to host ...
View ArticleNavigator seeks more funding Bronzewing output below target
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner Navigator Resources has told shareholders that it would need more cash for working capital, after its Bronzewing mine failed to deliver on production forecasts ...
View ArticleMira Pilot Drilling Programme Continues the Mahalo Block Success
Coal seam gas explorer Comet Ridge announced Monday that the four pilot wells recently drilled at its Mira field pilot project in ATP 337P, have shown consistent coal thickness and good coal ...
View ArticleIron ore seen weak on lean Chinese demand
Spot iron ore prices may be headed for more weakness this week amid lean demand from top buyer China, although expectations of tight supplies during the first quarter should keep losses in check. ...
View ArticleGlance-UKs FTSE scales new heights as mining stocks rise
its highest level in more than four years on Friday, as investors overlooked domestic economic weakness to snap up mining stocks exposed to the growing Chinese economy. Technical indicators showed ...
View ArticleRandgold’s Tongon mine returning to normal following fire
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Production at Randgold Resources' Tongon mine, in Côte d'Ivoire, is returning to normal following a fire in the mill section of its plant three ...
View ArticleAustralias Perseus Mining promotes CFO to CEO
Perseus Mining said on Monday Chief Executive Mark Calderwood was stepping down and would be replaced by the company's chief financial officer as the company moves into a new phase as a gold ...
View ArticleAustralias iron ore belt faces new cyclone threat
SYDNEY - A tropical low off the coast of Western Australian may develop into a cyclone by Wednesday as it moves to the west southwest off the Pilbara coastline, the heart of the country's iron ...
View ArticleSA replaces India as Chinas No 3 iron-ore supplier
BEIJING – South Africa overtook India to become China's third-biggest iron ore supplier in 2012, while Australia strengthened its dominant position as the major supplier to the ...
View ArticleUpheaval exposes pockets of JSE-listed mining value
- JSE-listed resources companies have underperformed for the last three years and the feeling is that despite the recent upheaval that has left the sector battered and bruised, some companies are ...
View ArticleKey Petroleum Continues Drilling Program onshore WA with Cyrene-1
Key Petroleum announced Monday that it has resumed drilling operations in the Cyrene-1 well, sited in EP 438, Canning Basin, onshore Western Australia. Drilling of the surface casing shoe starts on ...
View ArticleChina Awards Shale Exploration Rights of 19 Blocks to 16 Companies
, to 16 companies. The process, which took place in October 2012, saw 152 bids for the blocks offered. The MLR had initially auctioned off 20 shale blocks, but one block was eventually dropped off ...
View ArticlePTT Exploration Production Sets 2013-2017 Capex Budget at $14.77 Billion
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL (PTTEP.TH) said Monday that it has set its five-year capital expenditure and operating expenditure budgets for 2013-2017 at $14.77 billion and ...
View ArticlePrecious metals close mainly lower
Stocks close marginally higher THE Australian share market has closed higher in a week that will see the release of key consumer price data and production figures for market heavyweight ...
View ArticleExcellon Provides 2013 Exploration Outlook
Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company"), Mexico's highest grade silver producer, is pleased to provide an outlook on 2013 ...
View ArticleAfferro Mining Inc. - Board Changes
Jan. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - The Board of Afferro Mining Inc. ("Afferro", TSX-V & AIM: AFF) announces the resignation of Ousmane Kane from the Board of Directors with immediate effect. This ...
View ArticleMason Graphite strengthens management team with Senior Director of Process...
Mr. Jean L'Heureux to our team," said Benot Gascon, CEO of Mason Graphite. "His extensive experience at Timcal/Imerys and his understanding of the graphite industry will be an asset ...
View ArticleStrikes cut Gold Fields’ Q4 output
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Johannesburg- and New York-listed Gold Fields expected its attributable group production for the December 2012 quarter to be 753 000 gold equivalent ounces, ...
View ArticleShell Sees Delay of Palta-1 Well Drilling Schedule on Weather Conditions
Shell 's drilling schedule of the Palta prospect on Block WA-384-P, offshore Western Australia, has been delayed due to adverse local weather conditions which led to rig downtime, WHL Energy ...
View ArticleStill going Long-lived NASA rover Opportunity commencing tenth year of...
The late-afternoon shadow cast by the Mars rover Opportunity at Endeavour Crater. The six-wheel rover landed on Mars in January 2004 and is still going ...
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