September 3, 2011 Commodities rocked as US economy creates zero jobs Commodity markets were hit this week by shock news that the United States created no jobs in August, sparking speculation that the world's biggest economy could be heading for a…
September 1, 2011 Speculators have a field day kicking around Sunridge Gold Shares of Sunridge Gold rose a brisk 7% in Thursday morning trade after the junior explorer gave an update on drilling at its zinc-gold-copper deposit in the Horn of Africa…
September 1, 2011 Cartier cuts 1.5 % copper and 100 g/t silver over 19 metres on Cadillac extension VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2011) - Cartier Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ECR) ("Cartier") is pleased to announce that additional results from channel samples returned 1.5 % copper and 100 g/t…
September 1, 2011 Aviva: initial base metal mineral resource – Bumbo Project West Kenya Aviva Corporation Ltd is pleased to announce it has recently completed a maiden resource on the Bumbo Base Metal Deposit in West Kenya. "The initial resource has exceeded our expectations…
August 30, 2011 ABB wins contract for new mill drive system at Neves Corvo copper mine in Portugal ABB, leading power and automation technology group, was recently contracted to supply the drive system for a new semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill at Neves Corvo, Portugal.
August 30, 2011 China wants to keep rare mineral export restrictions China said on Wednesday that it would appeal against a World Trade Organisation ruling that it illegally restricted exports of certain rare and speciality metals and minerals including bauxite, coking…
August 30, 2011 Perilya beats the odds BASE metals producer Perilya has posted a 15% jump in profit for the first half of the 2011 calendar year, despite the robust Australian dollar and weakening zinc and lead…
August 29, 2011 Nigeria: Mining Sector to Generate Two Million Direct Jobs Stakeholders in the mining sector said they are targeting to create about two million direct jobs for Nigerians from the sector. Under the Progressive Miners Empowerment Association (PMEA), the miners…
August 27, 2011 Japanese zinc exports in June halve from year earlier Reuters reported that Japan's refined zinc exports for June halved from a year earlier to 4,707 tonnes as production remained disrupted by the massive earthquake in March.
August 24, 2011 Blackthorn Resources hits high grade silver at Perkoa Zinc Project Blackthorn Resources recently announced it has intersected high-grade silver mineralisation in all of the first three holes completed at the Perkoa JV Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
