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Drilling study gets praise from industry enviornmentalists

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study on natural gas drilling and its potential for groundwater contamination has received tentative praise from industry and environmental ...

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McEwen Mining Inc. provides exposure to a proven wealth creator

Rob McEwen, former Chairman and CEO of Gold Corp. is a huge success. Now Chairman and CEO of McEwen Mining Inc. He has applied his "out-of-the-box" thinking to his new business interests. ...

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Mansfield Completes Drilling at Arizaro-Results from First 5 Drill Holes

Mansfield Minerals Inc. (MDR.V) has concluded a 2,983 metre (13 hole) diamond drilling program on its Arizaro gold-copper porphyry discovery, located in Salta Province, Argentina. The Arizaro ...

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Volta Resources extends mineralization at depth at its Kiaka Gold Project in...

Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta Resources" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR) announces the last remaining results from its completed 2012 drilling program (Phase 4) ...

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Scoping study improves economics at Malelane iron-ore project

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-quoted iron-ore and manganese development company Ferrex on Tuesday reported that a scoping study at its 74%-owned Malelane iron-ore project, in ...

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Roxi Raises Funds for Kazakh Drilling Campaign

Kazakhstan-focused Roxi Petroleum announced Tuesday that it has arranged a $40 million equity fund raising that it plans to fund its work program in the country. The deal with Kairat Alpamysovic ...

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Australian mining veteran to head Anglo American

Australian gold mining executive Mark Cutifani, a one-time trainee miner, has been appointed chief executive of Anglo American PLC, taking on what analysts and investors say is one of the toughest ...

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Nuinsco Reports Initial Drilling Results Further Demonstrate Scale of Berta...

Nuinsco Resources Limited (NWI.TO) today announced the initial results from the diamond drilling program conducted on the Berta Project in Turkey during the autumn of 2012. The work program was ...

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Walker Pushes Mining Co.’s Bill Despite Tribe’s Objections

Reform of Wisconsin's mining laws was at the top of the GOP agenda yesterday as the 2013-2014 session of the Wisconsin State Legislature opened. Over the past month Governor Scott Walker has ...

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Patagonia Gold Approves General Meeting Resolutions

Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The Board of Directors of Patagonia Gold Plc (TSX: PAT, AIM: PGD) announces the resolutions set out in the circular to shareholders ...

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Stricken Shell Oil Drilling Rig Refloated Towed To Safe Harbor

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A Shell oil drilling rig that ran aground last week reached a safe harbor on Monday, where it will be examined to assess its seaworthiness. A rescue team towed ...

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MMX Natura fall as Brazil tax watchdog imposes fines

SAO PAULO – Shares of miner MMX Mineração and cosmetics producer Natura tumbled on Tuesday after Brazil's tax watchdog unexpectedly fined them a combined 4.39-billion reais ...

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Goldcorp to lift production by 10 in 2013

TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Canada’s Goldcorp on Tuesday said it expects to lift gold production by about 10% during 2013, to about 2.55-million to 2.8-million ounces, adding it is on ...

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China tops world in wind power hydropower capacity

China's installed capacities for wind power and hydropower have grown to the world's largest, said Liu Zhenya,president of the China Electricity Council (CEC), on Sunday. Liu said at a ...

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Canadian Stocks Lower Pulled Under By Declines For Mining and Energy Stocks

Canadian stock are around 35 points lower this afternoon as investors and traders appear to be taking stock of their portfolios ahead of earnings seasons in the United States and Canada, amid ...

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AngloGold Ashantis Cutifani to run mining giant AngloAmerican

JOHANNESBURG--Anglo American on Tuesday announced that AngloGold Ashanti chief executive Mark Cutifani will take up the reins at the global mining giant in ...

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Eike Batistas Mining Company Fined $1.8 Billion By Brazils Tax Agency

Eike Batista can certainly refer to 2012 as his "annus horribilis." And it seems like the year that has just begun won't be very different, as Batista's mining company, MMX ...

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Golden Band Resources Update on Greywacke Bulk Sample

Golden Band or Company) (TSXV: GBN; OTCQX: GBRIF) is pleased to report on progress made in development of the Greywacke deposit. The Greywacke project is part of the La Ronge South Gold Joint ...

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Department of Interior to Assess Shells Arctic Drilling Operations

The U.S. Department of the Interior will launch a 60-day, high-level assessment of Shell's 2012 drilling programs in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas to review lessons learned. The review will ...

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African Petroleum Kicks Off Two-Well Drilling Program

African Petroleum has commenced a two-well exploratory drilling program in Block LB-09 offshore Liberia. The company began drilling on the Bee Eater-1 well Tuesday using ...

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