November 5, 2012 Rio Tinto to Oyu Tolgoi mine: Let there be light After months of difficulties, Rio Tinto’s (LON:RIO) flagship Mongolian copper-gold mine, Oyu Tolgoi, will start producing early next year as the giant miner has finally solved the issue of power…
November 5, 2012 Junior miners see light at the end of global downturn tunnel While the harmful effects of the slumping global economy over junior miners are nothing new, companies that have seen their value down on the TSX Venture Exchange this year and…
November 5, 2012 Environment Canada’s document indicates pollutants near oil sands A document obtained from Environment Canada confirmed Monday what scientists from the University of Alberta published in 2010: that there is mounting evidence of contaminants in the snow and even…
November 5, 2012 Lofty bonus for doctor at an Australian mine Australian gold company Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) is offering a $200,000 bonus to any oncologist willing to spend two years close to the mine area providing radiation therapy to children…
November 5, 2012 Mining industry eschews mega projects to boost shareholder returns at consumers’ expense Mining executives have given a clear indication that they plan to slash capital spending and reduce supply in order to improve shareholder returns at the expense of consumers.
November 5, 2012 ‘Massive’ surge in retail purchases of silver and gold:Haynes Bill Haynes, president of CMI Gold & Silver, says buyers have purchased gold and silver in massive amounts over the past several weeks, particularly in the wake of Friday's surprise…
November 5, 2012 China transforming into gold bullion superpower on the sly As rumors fly that leading Western economies have exhausted their gold hoards, China has become the world's biggest gold producer while also discretely accumulating bullion reserves.
November 4, 2012 AngloGold could spin-off assets into separate regional entities The CEO of AngloGold Ashanti said the company is considering the creation of separate regional entities in South Africa, Colombia and Australia via the spin-off of assets in order to…
November 4, 2012 Silver nano-particles used to make HIV-resistant super-prophylactic Canadian scientists claim that silver nano-particles could be used to fashion a super-prophylactic capable of killing the HIV and herpes viruses as well as other STD's.
November 4, 2012 Indian diamond industry shuts down for Diwali The center of the global diamond-polishing industry in India will shut for around three weeks during the Hindu Diwali vacation.
Australian lithium miner PLS Group signs supply deal with China’s Canmax Company has signed an offtake deal to supply 150,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate for two year. February 09, 2026 | 01:46 pm
