September 19, 2012 Alpha Natural closes eight coal mines, retrenches 1200 workers Alpha Natural Resources has announced the closure of eight coal mines in Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as the reduction of its workforce by 1,200 heads.
September 19, 2012 China displays continued appetite for Australian minerals with Western Desert bid China's Meijin Energy Group has launched a USD$457 million bid for Australia's Western Desert Resources (ASX:WDR).
September 18, 2012 Proposed Nexen takeover: a line in the (oil)sands? Battle lines are being drawn in the oilsands - and on Parliament Hill - over the $15-billion proposed takeover of Calgary-based energy producer Nexen by a Chinese state-owned oil giant.
September 18, 2012 South Sudan chooses mining over oil South Sudan, the world's newest nation, has announced plans to enact a mining law by the end of October, pushing ahead exploration and expansion in the likely mineral rich, but…
September 18, 2012 Brock Salier Unlocks the Secrets of Gold Miner Valuations What does high grading have to do with the disconnect between high gold prices and low valuations among junior and mid-cap producers?
September 18, 2012 Rio Tinto cuts more jobs at coal operations Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced more job cuts across its coal mines in Queensland as the state raises its royalty rates.
September 18, 2012 VIDEO: Keystone XL’s rivals try humour to win supporters Opposition to TransCanada's (TSX, NYSE: TRP) Keystone XL oil pipeline has reached YouTube, where a recently posted video "We Quit You, Keystone XL (It's Not Us, It's You)" is getting…
September 18, 2012 BHP boss tops list of Australia’s best-paid CEO’s yet reported earnings fail to tell the full story BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) head Marius Kloppers has topped a recent list of Australia's best-paid corporate bosses for 2011 yet inadequacies in reporting requirements means much CEO income remains undisclosed.
September 18, 2012 Lake Shore Gold announces exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment option for $13.5 million of additional convertible debentures The company announced today that the syndicate of underwriters for the recently completed offering of $90 million exercised the option to purchase $13.5 million.
September 17, 2012 China’s biggest bank dials down Aussie resource sector lending China's ICBC has announced a reduction in its lending to Australia's resource sector due to concerns that the mining boom is nearing an end.
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
