Commentary Canadas anti-bribery laws It may not be enough to say you didnt...
(CFPOA), companies and individuals can face unlimited fines, and individuals can face up to five years in jail, if they are found to have bribed a foreign official. The $10.35-million fine newly ...
View ArticleMINING PEOPLE AuRo Resources Bluestone Maya Gold Silver Mill Bay Oracle...
of Vancouver has named David McAdam to the roles of president, CEO and director. He was the financial lead in the consolidation of Easter Platinum and Barplats Investments. McAdam replaces Bruce ...
View ArticleCOPPER-GOLD Oyu Tolgoi produces first concentrate
MONGOLIA – The Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project, located in the South Gobi region 80 km from the Chinese border, has produced its first copper concentrate. The announcement was made by 66% ...
View ArticleSILVER Alexco doubles Flame and Moth ounces
. of Vancouver says continued drilling has doubled the contained silver ounces at its Flame and Moth deposit since the initial resource estimate was published seven months ago. The deposit is in the ...
View ArticleENVIRONMENT Trevali NB government ink deal
. and the New Brunswick government have signed a environmental agreement covering the historic Caribou zinc-lead-copper mine and mill in the Bathurst Mining Camp. The deal calls for Trevali take ...
View ArticleWireline Evaluation Confirms Oil Find in the Kangaroo-1 Exploration Well
Pacific Rubiales Energy disclosed Thursday that a wireline evaluation program has confirmed the previously announced light oil discovery in the Kangaroo-1 exploration well on block S-M-1101, in the ...
View ArticleCanadian uranium miner seeks listing Down Under
Canadian uranium producer Laramide Resources (TSE:LAM) is pursuing a second listing in Australia following the cancellation of a long-standing ban on mining of the key nuclear fuel in ...
View ArticleROC Spuds Balai RSC Exploration Well Offshore East Malaysia
ROC revealed Friday that BC Petroleum, the company incorporated to operate and manage the Balai Cluster Risk Service Contract (RSC) in Malaysia, has started drilling the Spaoh-2 well at 1930 local ...
View Article36 U.S. mining fatalities in 2012 second lowest in MSHA history
U.S. mining fatality rates, which are calculated based on the number of mining deaths per 200,000 hours worked, reached an all-time low for the second straight ...
View ArticleDrilling Report January 27
The drilling report was produced with data from the Texas Railroad Commission, from January 13 to 19. The following counties were searched: Anderson, Angelina, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Dallas, Ellis, ...
View ArticleGrupo Mexico Mining Division reports record 2012 copper production
Despite a significant drop in copper, molybdenum, silver and zinc prices, Group Mexico's Mining Division posted record copper production of 826,209 tons last ...
View ArticleCanyon to raise $2.2m for gold exploration
Canyon Resources has announced a $2.2 million capital raising to fund exploration programs at its Tao and PInarello gold projects in Burkina Faso. Canyon announced today it would raise $1.2 million ...
View ArticlePura Vida still on the hunt for acquisition opportunities
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Despite having just pulled off a coup in Gabon, by acquiring an 80% interest in the Nkembe tenement, oil explorer Pura Vida Energy said that it was still on the hunt for ...
View ArticleAnketell port receives WA govt enviro nod
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - The Western Australian government has given environmental approval for the development of the 115-million-ton-a-year Anketell multi-user port. The port would have an ...
View ArticleTau Lekoa worker dies
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Operations relating to the reef horizon at JSE-listed Village Main Reef’s Tau Lekoa gold mine have been halted, after a worker was killed in a electric ...
View ArticleYellow metal’s upward trajectory expected to continue throughout 2013
Despite high gold prices, production of the yellow metal in South Africa has failed to respond meaningfully to worldwide demand, rising only 0.2% in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters GFMS’s ...
View ArticleNorthern Minerals secures A$58m funding for Browns Range project
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Northern Minerals has secured A$58-million in funding to complete the feasibility study of its Browns Range rare earths project, in northern Australia. The ...
View ArticleFocus Dec quarter output within target
PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Gold miner Focus Minerals on Friday reported that production for the three months ending December had remained in line with targets, despite its Coolgardie operation ...
View ArticleZimbabwe Mining Sector Has Potential to Turn Around Economy
Zimbabwe is rich in natural resources and produces more than 40 types of metals and minerals. Mineral exports account for close to 40 percent of the country's export receipts, accounting for ...
View ArticlePrecious Metals Silver plunges after weak US jobs data
Precious metals followed risk-on assets on Thursday after the US data showed jobless claims increased more than expected last week. Moreover, profit taking after the previous rally weighed on the ...
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