April 6, 2012

Alrosa IPO may be receding in the distance just as Russian rock star hits the sweet spot

The world's number one diamond miner does not seem to be in need of cash. Too bad, direct exposure to diamonds has always been hard to come by and the…

April 5, 2012

Governor mum on lifting Virginia uranium ban

Times Dispatch reports that Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is not taking a position on whether a 30-year-old ban on uranium mining should be lifted.

April 5, 2012

Canadian oilsands output skids in March

Production at Canada’s biggest oilsands projects, run by Suncor Energy Inc and Syncrude Canada Ltd, tumbled in March after unscheduled outages of major processing equipment, prompting investors to push the…

April 5, 2012

Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers

The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the […]

April 5, 2012

Bottom fishing lifts gold on session

Gold futures bounced from their lowest level since mid-January Thursday; bottom fishing supported prices ahead of Friday's non farm payroll data.

April 5, 2012

FT: ‘Inbred’ miners may admire Hannam, but many not ‘too sad’ to see him go

"Resources groups and the bankers who promote them merit close scrutiny since minerals have been linked in the past with financial scandals and market manipulation, from the nickel bubble that…

April 5, 2012

Global warming close to becoming irreversible

LONDON (Reuters) – The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in […]

April 5, 2012

Zimbabwe ‘owns’ majority of all foreign mining companies

Zimbabwe's Black Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, announced today it has taken majority ownership of foreign-owned mining firms, which had not already given a controlling stake to black Zimbabweans.

April 5, 2012

Too much of a good thing?

A recent study published by Canberra-based think tank The Australia Institute calls for a slowdown in mining investment.

April 5, 2012

China Digital Venture Corporation strategic acquisition of US-based exploration and mining company

ARNEVUT is focused on the exploration and development of the Island Mountain Property in the Jerritt Canyon Trends of Nevada as its primary property.