Shells Arctic drilling plan under threat after US orders review
Arctic on Tuesday, after a series of mishaps ending with the New Year grounding of the company's Kulluk rig.The review - and a separate investigation of the grounding of the Kulluk - raises the ...
View ArticleSilver Standard announces the appointment of two new board members and...
Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRI), (TSX: SSO) ("Silver Standard" or the "Company") announced the appointment of two additional ...
View ArticleGWMG appoints new director
to its board of directors with immediate effect. Hochstein is currently president, CEO and a director of Denison Mines, positions he has held since 2009. Previously, his senior management ...
View ArticlePrivate investment in resources lifts Canadian construction sector
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Advisory firm BTY Group said it expects significant private sector investment in resources and ingoing infrastructure spending to keep construction workloads steady ...
View ArticleMacusani Yellowcake extends mineralised Peruvian targets
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Uranium junior Macusani Yellowcake (YEL) on Tuesday reported ongoing drilling at the Chilcuno Chico anomaly on the Kihitian Property in Puno, Peru, has further ...
View ArticleGrowth in coal demand and supply to slow in 2013 Deutsche
LONDON – Prices for seaborne thermal coal will stay above production costs for larger mines this year, while demand and supply of the fossil fuel will slow because of weaker economic growth and ...
View ArticleNautilus Minerals says has had no contact with hostile bidder
Nautilus Minerals, which hopes to develop the world's first underwater copper/gold mine off Papua New Guinea, said it has had no contact with a little-known investor who announced a hostile ...
View ArticleShell Set to Tow Drilling Rig
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is set to tow its grounded drilling rig in Alaska as soon as weather conditions are good enough to perform the operation. The Kulluk, the Shells's drilling rig, will be ...
View ArticleGuizhous coal output up 18.7 i...
Southwest China's Guizhou Province saw its coal output increase 18.7% YoY to 168 million metric tons in the first eleven months of this year, according to statistic released by the National ...
View ArticleIron ore may reach $170dmt China over next quarter Deutsche Bank
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 ArticleAngoss Announces Proposed $1000000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
$539,000 of the private placement." The Company continues to focus on growing sales and repaying the debt associated with previous acquisitions and proceeds will be used for debt reduction ...
View ArticleChinese gas pipeline ready to serve Hong Kong
China's second west-to-east gas pipeline is ready to supply natural gas to Hong Kong, as branch lines linking Hong Kong with the pipeline went into operation on Wednesday, according to the China ...
View ArticleChina-Africa Sunlight coal exploration project launched in Zimbabwe
A large-scale Sino-Zimbabwe joint coal exploration project, dubbed China-Africa Sunlight Exploration, broke the ground in Zimbabwe's western province of Matabeleland North on Wednesday. The ...
View ArticleNorton Gold splashes $38m on mining fleet
The board of Norton Gold Fields has approved a $38 million capital investment to move to an owner-operator model at its Paddington gold operation near Kalgoorlie. Funds will be used to buy mining ...
View ArticleChinese Nov thermal coal imports hit record 14.45 mil mt up 30 on Oc...
Chinese thermal coal imports stormed to a record monthly high of 14.45 million mt in November, a rise of 30% compared with October's mark, boosted by higher Indonesian shipments, according to ...
View Article2nd Anuual Cypriot – Greek Oil Gas Summit in April 2013 to focus on Off-shore...
Global summits organiser, IRN, has announced today that the Cypriot – Greek Oil & Gas Summit will return for a second year and be held in Cyprus from 18th till 19th April ...
View ArticleEMED Mining plc - Shareholder Briefing
Jan. 9, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - EMED Mining Public Limited ("EMED Mining" or the "Company") (AIM: EMED) (TSX: EMD), the Europe-based minerals development and exploration company, is ...
View ArticleSA shares edge lower as Anglo chief impacts trade
, who left AngloGold Ashanti to head global mining giant Anglo American. Johannesburg-listed shares in Anglo American jumped 2% during the session on news of Cutifani's appointment and closed ...
View ArticleIndian companies hunt for iron-ore in Brazil
KOLKATA (miningweekly.com) - Stung by the crisis in iron-ore mining at home, the Indian Steel Ministry has initiated bilateral talks with Brazil in an effort to seek ore resources in the Amapa ...
View ArticleSt Barbara sells Southern Cross operations for A$30m
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner St Barbara has sold off its Southern Cross operations to a subsidiary of China Hanking Holdings in a deal worth some A$30-million. The Southern Cross ...
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