The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has given the nod for the proposed expansion of ASX-listed Murchison Metals’ Jack Hills project. The EPA determined that the proposed mine expansion, which would

Zambian copper miner Mopani has invested a further $80-million in gas capture equipment and a second sulphuric acid plant aimed at capturing some 97% of sulphur dioxide by 2015. CEO Emmanuel Mutati said on Monday the

PERTH (miningweekly.com) Exploration company Pioneer Resources has declared a maiden gold resource of 185 600 oz at its Mount Jewell project, in Western Australia. Pioneer on Monday reported that the project has a maiden Joint Ore Reserves

PERTH (miningweekly.com) ASX-listed Australian Bauxite has reported a maiden resource of six-million tons at its Guyara project, in New South Wales. The company said on Monday that the bauxite was relatively consistent in quality and demonstrated by the

Queensland on Monday placed further restrictions on exploration activities in the state, after Cabinet considered a new policy to ban exploration in and around urban areas. Premier Anna Bligh said that an exploration restricted

JAKARTA - Indonesia will provide a tax holiday for investors committing at least one-trillion rupiah ($117-million) into base metals, oil refining, petrochemicals, renewable energy, machinery or telecoms equipment, finance minister Agus Martowardojo said

ACCRA Ghana gold production rose 14% for the first quarter of 2011 versus a year ago to 796 797 oz, and gold revenues during the same period soared 47% to $1.15-billion, the West African nation's chamber of mines said on Friday. Ghana is Africa's

PERTH (miningweekly.com) Contract miner Macmahon Holdings on Friday reported that it had been awarded $90-million worth of mining contracts, including work on diversified miner BHP Billiton’s Wheelarra mine. Under its contract with BHP, Macmahon would

Commodities trader Noble has reached a 90.5% ownership of ASX-listed Territory Resources, allowing it to proceed with the compulsory acquisition for the outstanding shares in the iron-ore miner.

PERTH (miningweekly.com) - ASX-listed Royal Resources has almost doubled its existing Joint Ore Reserves Committee (Jorc) compliant inferred resource at its Razorback Ridge area, in South Australia, to 537.2-million tons, grading 25.5% iron. A

The ASX- LSE- and JSE-listed platinum miner Aquarius Platinum has taken a $160-million impairment knock on its currency-hit Blue Ridge Platinum Mine.

Minerals explorer Greenland Minerals and Energy on Thursday went into a trading halt ahead of an announcement regarding its Kvanefjeld rare earth/uranium/zinc project. The trading halt on the ASX was requested to allow the company time to finalise documentation relating to the acquisition of the outstanding 39% of the project, and would be lifted on August 15.