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…
May 24, 2012 Saskatoon – Electric vehicles deemed safer than diesel for use in underground mining Saskatchewan Occupational Health & Safety Mine Safety Unit Approves PapaBravo’s Line of Electric Vehicles for Use in Underground Mining Operations
May 24, 2012 Cloud-based solution for critical information in mining and engineering companies Applicate’s RedEye™ is a Cloud-based drafting management solution designed to serve the needs of companies operating in the mining, energy and industrial arenas. This Australian developed technology quickly, securely and…
May 24, 2012 Mining students to get virtual hands-on experience in new lab Students in the mining and nuclear engineering department at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon gain valuable hands-on training in heavy mining machinery, surface mining methods and materials…
May 24, 2012 Xstrata weighs political risk in Argentina before deciding on its $5.5 billion copper projects Xstrata Plc (LON:XTA), the fourth largest copper producer in the world, said it is analyzing political risks in Argentina, where the company has two major copper projects on the go…
May 24, 2012 Codelco confident of reaching 2012 target despite Q1 drop The world's top copper producer, Chile's Codelco, said on Wednesday its output fell 10 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier to 373,000 tonnes, but said it was…
May 24, 2012 Carbine Tungsten signs agreement with Mitsubishi Unimetals Australian Carbine Tungsten Limited (ASX: CNQ) has signed a bulk product shipment sales contract with Mitsubishi Unimetals Corporation Ltd (MCU).
OSMRE grants nearly $120M to reclaim abandoned US coal mines There are estimated to be as many as 500,000 abandoned coal mines in the United States. February 09, 2026 | 04:52 pm
