Guinea's president Alpha Conde, Tuesday named Mohamed Lamine Fofana, who has several years' experience advising on mining issues to the post of minister of mines CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea President Alpha Conde on Tuesday named Mohamed Lamine Fofana, a

Akihiro Ohata, the country's minister for trade said Wednesday he would like to visit China as soon as possible to discuss the secure supply of rare earths into Japan Japan's trade minister, Akihiro Ohata, said on Wednesday he would like to visit China

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA- - Nevsun Resources Ltd.(TSX:NSU)(NYSE Amex:NSU) is pleased to announce its successful first gold pour at the Bisha Gold Mine during late December.

US copper futures shed almost 2% as investors continued to sell out of the commodities complex NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. copper futures shed nearly 2 percent of their value Tuesday morning, extending a retreat from the previous session's record peak as

Diamond core drilling intersects additional potash in holes Col-011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016 and 017; The results confirm an increase in the initial exploration target to 500 - 750Mt of potash ores with average grades of 21-25% KCl located above 100m

http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/investorsMedia/news/2011/bhpBillitonDonationToPremiersDisasterReliefAppealForQueenslandFloodAssistance.jsp 08 October 2010: BHP Billiton Jansen Project Update

U.S. copper futures rallied 0.8 percent on the first day of trade of the New Year to a record 448.30 cent/lb ($9,883 a tonne), extending 2010's 33 percent gains on expectations of sustainable growth in top metal consumer China.

Investors friendly to Uralkali''s owner brought stakes in rival company Silvinit. A merger could create a company controlled 45% if the market with partner Belaruskali

Johannesburg, Africa's money epicenter, remains as ever a wild and dangerous mining encampment

The decision by the iron and steel company to keep prices stable signals a cautious outlook on demand and price gains since July

A trial blast using AEL's DigiShot Plus electronic initiation system has been successfully carried out at one of the country's largest coal mines.

The diversified miner is hoping to acquire as much as 60% of the Indian company as a way of branching out into oil and gas