Egypt finds highly concentrated natural uranium reserve
Government plans to offer mining contracts to international companies.
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New mercury treaty leaves artisanal gold miners in limbo
Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly poor ones.
SGS Acquires E&S Engineering Solutions Inc., USA
Our approach of combining metallurgical and process engineering expertise into a single integrated business model unlocks the full economic project potential for our clients.
First Uranium receives $25 million from AngloGold
The figure corresponds to the balance of the $335 million sale of its subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions to AngloGold Ashanti in March last year.
South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday
South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.
South Africa’s Gold Fields output hurt by strikes
The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.
Latin America the best positioned to face commodity price collapses: S&P
Latin America will benefit from having “more firepower” than other regions, as strong international reserves are already helping those countries face commodity price collapses, said Lisa Schineller, Standard & Poor's economist.
Canada firm as top mining destination: report
Exploration investment in the country reached a record high of $3.9 billion in 2011, with the three territories receiving 22% of the total international spending for the year.
Rio Tinto fighting to keep Australia in top iron ore producer spot
Even with significant ore bodies coming on stream from 2015 onwards in Brazil (Anglo’s Minas Rio and Vale’s Serra Sul), Australia will be able to keep its crown in this commodity kingdom thanks to Rio, say analysts.
