Minera IRL to raise C$32m to fund Peru development
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – TSX-, Aim- and Lima Stock Exchange-listed Latin American gold-mining company Minera IRL was looking to raise some C$32-million through the sale of ordinary ...
View ArticleRoundup 2013 BCs mining and exploration scene in 2012
VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things ...
View ArticleLOAN Ivernia borrows to reopen lead mine
. The funds will be used to restart operations at Ivernia's Paroo Station lead mine in Western Australia. Ivernia has already drawn down $15 million. The Paroo Station mine was suspended after ...
View ArticleFLUORSPAR New PFS completed for St. Lawrence project
. (CFI) of Toronto has completed a preliminary feasibility study for reopening its St. Lawrence fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula. The project is a joint ventures of CFI (50%) and French chemical ...
View ArticleGOLD Recent drilling highlights long and strong
ONTARIO and QUEBEC – Anyone exploring for gold (and sometimes it seems 90% of explorationists are thus engaged) is likely to smile broadly when imaging long intersections of strong grades. It ...
View ArticleREVIEW Chamber of Commerce report supports mining
has taken a good look at the mining industry and acknowledges that mining has taken its competitive advantage across several connected industries. Moreover, we must ensure that the factors that made ...
View ArticleCNOOC set to increase spending on deepwater drilling
/enpproperty--> China's biggest offshore oil driller CNOOC Ltd said on Wednesday it plans to step up deepwater exploration this year, despite ongoing island disputes between China and ...
View ArticleMining Conference For June
Dr Tony Aubynn The biennial mining conference and exhibition of the Ghana Chamber of Mines takes place from 12-14 June, 2013 in Accra. Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber ...
View ArticleGhana Chamber of Mines launches Mining Summit 2013
Accra, Jan. 30, GNA - Dr Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Chamber of Mines, on Tuesday urged Ghanaian entrepreneurs to take advantage of the 2013 Mining Summit to forge partnerships ...
View ArticleMetso drying system to improve performance at Severstal’s Olkon iron ore mine
One of the world's top manufacturers of mineral processing equipment, Metso, is to supply an o single-line drying system to Sev erstal's Olkon iron ore mine at Olenegorsk in ...
View ArticleBakubung ‘absolutely viable’ despite challenging market – COO
said he had confidence in the viability of the company’s flagship Bakubung platinum project, in the North West province, despite the volatile nature of South Africa’s platinum sector. ...
View ArticleWDC president to step down
on Wednesday announced that he would step down on June 30, after 13 consecutive years at the helm of the global diamond and jewellery organisation. "It has been an often challenging, but ...
View ArticlePremier African Minerals signs MoU for sale of Mali subsidiary
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Aim-quoted multicommodity resource company Premier African Minerals entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia-focused potash ...
View ArticleGuyana Goldfields files positive technical report for Aurora project
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Canadian-based Guyana Goldfields, which is focused on the exploration and development of gold deposits in the Guiana Shield of South America, on Wednesday filed a ...
View ArticleNorthland Resources to ship first ore in February
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Toronto-listed iron-ore miner Northland Resources announced on Wednesday the company would start loading its first vessel with high-grade iron-ore from its ...
View ArticlePatagonia Gold on track for Q2 heap leaching at Argentina project
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Argentina-focused gold miner Patagonia Gold is on track to start the fully permitted heap-leaching operation at its Lomada de Leiva gold mine, in the province of ...
View ArticleRPT-Congos Kabila says wants better deal from miners as output grows
LUBUMBASHI, Congo, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Congo must tighten controls on granting mining licences and fight corruption so that the country can benefit fully from rising copper production, President ...
View ArticleIron ore may reach $170dmt Chin...
Iron ore prices may rise further to reach $170/mt "over the next quarter" based on expected re-stocking activity in China and the possibility of rain affecting supply in Brazil over the ...
View ArticleChina copper imports up 14.1 in 2012
China's copper imports fell 6.6 percent in December on the month due to weak demand from plants which reduced purchases of metal at the end of the year due to low cash flows, but inflows ...
View ArticleMexican steel exports down 17 in first nine months of 2012
Mexican exports of steel dropped by around 800,000 mt, or 17.4%, during the first nine months of 2012 in comparison with the same period in 2011, Canacero, the country's national steel chamber, ...
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