May 25, 2012 Orbite collaborates with Gaspé MRCs to implement a manpower training program and receives its construction permit for the HPA plant Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX: ORT) (the “Company”) is proud to announce that it is developing a program to train prospective employees for its projected facilities, i.e. its high-purity alumina (HPA)…
May 25, 2012 Lazare Kaplan lauches social initiative to encourage education in Africa US-based diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) has launched a new social initiative, The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI), which aims involve retailers in supporting education in…
May 25, 2012 Foreign workers to relieve labour shortage in Australia’s mining industry Australia’s government announced Friday it will allow a new mine to hire about 1,700 foreign workers to alleviate a labour shortage threatening the resources boom.
May 25, 2012 Rio Tinto confirms strong potential for diamond jewellery demand in China An increasing demand for diamond jewellery coming from China could help precious stone producers to boost sales in the following months, hinted diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) in a release…
May 25, 2012 Chief of Codelco quits amid legal battle with Anglo In what it seems to be the first casualty of the heated conflict between diversified miner Anglo American (LON:ALL) and its Chilean adversary Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer announced…
May 25, 2012 Impala Platinum faces potential halt to Zimplats operations due to differences with Zimbabwe’s government Zimbabwe's central bank threatened to freeze Impala Platinum's local account and ordered local banks to halt managing any of the company’s exports because it has “failed to comply with an…
May 24, 2012 VTB Capital invests $50M into Russian gold mining company VTB Capital has made its first investment in the Russian mining industry, making a $50 million commitment to Zapadnaya Gold Mining Ltd. The investment arm of the Russian financial services…
May 24, 2012 High school students brandish pistols, demand money and gold from migrant workers A team of high school students are facing charges after breaking into an apartment in northern Moscow armed with guns and demanding gold and money from Tajik migrant workers, according…
May 24, 2012 Gemcom acquires Russian distributor Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of mining software solutions, has announced that effective April 4, 2012 it has acquired a majority interest in independent distributor Gemcom Russia.
May 24, 2012 Rio’s Zimbabwe spin-off to acquire Murowa diamond mine Zimbabwean miner RioZim Limited is negotiating with global giant Rio Tinto in an attempt to acquire the now jointly own Murowa diamond mine in the in south central region of…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
