Katanga Mining announces 2012 year end operational highlights outlook and...
Feb. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) ("Katanga" or the "Company") today announces 2012 year end production results and date for release of 2012 year end ...
View ArticleRio wins case to keep rivals off Western Australia rail lines
Fortescue Metals Group to allow it access to the network.Rio's acting chief executive for iron ore Paul Shannon said: "This is great news. Rio Tinto runs a highly efficient railway that is ...
View ArticleLundin Spuds Jorvik Exploration Well
Lundin Petroleum announced Monday that it has spud an exploration well targeting its Jorvik prospect in the Norwegian North Sea. Well 16/1-17, on production license 338, is located east of the Edvard ...
View ArticleParker Drilling CFO to step down
Parker Drilling Co. (NYSE: PKD) CFO W. Kirk Brassfield plans to resign effective April 30. Parker Drilling Co. (NYSE: PKD) said Monday W. Kirk Brassfield, senior vice president and CFO, would resign ...
View ArticleStewardson Lake Exploration Program
Feb. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - An exploration program and budget was recently approved by Cameco Corporation (Cameco) on Uravan Minerals Inc. ("Uravan ") Stewardson Lake project, Athabasca ...
View ArticleRaytheons New Social Media Data Mining Software
Defense giant Raytheon's new RIOT software data mines information from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and image EXIF metadata, and applies predictive analytics to determine users' physical ...
View ArticleThe Pope quits Who will give Anglo’s Cutifani divine assistance now
The Australian reported that entering Anglo American (LON:AAL) CEO, Mark Cutifani, recently turned to the Vatican for advice on community relations, in an effort to tackle the social complexities of ...
View ArticleR E P E A T -- Mining executives to discuss innovation imperative to secure...
Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) will once again bring together senior decision makers, experts and leaders from the mining industry, academia and government at its second annual Signature ...
View ArticleWiese joins Pallinghurst board
has been appointed as independent nonexecutive director of JSE-listed Pallinghurst, effective immediately. Wiese had over 40 years’ experience in the retail, financial, mining and consumer ...
View ArticleTomb Raider Developers Walk Us Through Combat Exploration
Tomb Raider reboot will be out in less than a month, and the hype machine has been going steady for a few months now. The developers now have a bit of extra time to show players more of the game, and ...
View ArticleDominican Republic Xstrata is safe but Barrick should pay higher taxes
Dominican Republic's Mining Agency director denied Monday local reports saying the government would not let Xstrata (LON: XTA) go ahead with its planned expansion plans at Loma Miranda, as it ...
View ArticleCanadian miner exploration crew to visit Dominican Republic sites
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Marketwire). - Carmax Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that a four-person team will be visiting the Dominican Republic this week to perform an initial site ...
View ArticleSpeculators Buy Up Precious Base Metals Futures Options -- CFTC
Speculators returned as buyers in all precious and base metals futures and options traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Nymex, according to U.S. government data, ...
View ArticleLandslip fear over coal exploration
Protesters are objecting to plans to explore for coal in the Swansea Valley due to concerns about landslides. Objectors said they feared an Aberfan-type disaster if mining ever got the go ahead on a ...
View ArticleDe Beers diamond mine in Canada hit by new blockade
A group of residents of a remote Canadian reserve in northern Ontario is blockading an ice road used to move heavy equipment and supplies to De Beers' Victor diamond mine. This is the second ...
View ArticleAnalyst Favorites of the Metals Titans ElDorado Gold Corp Ranks As a Top Pick
Metals Channel . The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector. The companies listed in the Metals Channel Global Mining ...
View ArticleKarnalyte gets environmental nod for Saskatchewan project
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – Saskatchewan-focused project developer Karnalyte Resources on Monday achieved a critical milestone with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment (MOE) approving the ...
View ArticleCameco CEO says not close to decision on bid for Urenco
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Cameco Corp is watching the potential sale of Urenco, the world's second-largest maker of nuclear fuel, but is not close to deciding whether it will make a bid, ...
View ArticleSilver to outperform gold ‘by far’— Sprott
Billionaire Eric Sprott, the chairman of Sprott Asset Management, sees silver prices climbing to $100 and $200 this year and warns investors are buying 50 times more silver than the precious yellow ...
View ArticleRussia is now the worlds main gold buyer
The amount of gold acquired is almost triple the weight of the Statue of Liberty. Experts say that gold-buying is quite efficient as its price has soared almost 400% since 2000 making it a reliable ...
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