April 19, 2012 Xstrata Coal opens Australian mine training facility The Baal Bone mine in the Western Coalfields, about 130 kilometres from Sydney and about 26km north west of Lithgow in New South Wales will be used by Xstrata as…
April 19, 2012 Copper prices will hit bottom before rising in latter part of 2012 Copper prices will continue dipping but only until the middle of this year, at which point they should start rising again, according to the latest Thomson Reuters’ GFMS Copper Survey…
April 19, 2012 Timberline announces 36% increase to its measured & indicated gold tesource at Lookout Mountain Timberline Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:TBR)(NYSE Amex:TLR) ("Timberline" or the "Company") today announced a substantial increase to its National Instrument 43-101 compliant gold resource estimate at its Lookout Mountain Gold Project…
April 19, 2012 Alleged Ponzi scheme rocks Israeli Diamond Exchange A trader at the Israeli diamond center has been barred from entering the diamond complex in Ramat Gan after allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme. On Wednesday, a $1.3 million lawsuit…
April 19, 2012 Mongolia’s ‘ninja’ miners help sate China’s lust for gold In a hot, concrete hut filled with acetylene fumes, an elderly Mongolian miner struggles to contain her excitement as she plucks a sizzling inch-long nugget of gold from a grubby…
April 19, 2012 Minister Susan Shabangu: Launch of Lonmin Artisan Training College Speech of the Minister of Mineral Resources; Ms Susan Shabangu at the launch of the Lonmin Artisan Training College: at Marikana, 18 April 2012 Programme Director; The MEC of the…
April 19, 2012 Indian diamond exports fall 17.3% as measures to curb ‘round-tripping’ bite The imposition of a 2 percent import duty on cut and polished diamonds on January 17 this year resulted in a dramatic reduction by 17.3 percent of India’s polished diamond…
April 19, 2012 Are Google executives and James Cameron planning to mine asteroids? Speculation is mounting that group of heavy-hitting investors—including filmmaker James Cameron and Google executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt—may announce next week in Seattle plans to mine asteroids for minerals.
April 19, 2012 Rio Novo Gold announces filing of Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report for its Almas Gold Project Rio Novo Gold Inc. (TSX:RN)(TSX:RN.WT) ("Rio Novo" or the "Company") announces that a National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report in support of the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") of its Almas…
April 19, 2012 South Africa: Lack of Skills Hinders Development – Shabangu Pretoria — Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says a lack of skills is one of the binding constraints to growth and development in the mining industry. She said the increasing…
Rising investment to keep global silver demand steady in 2026, Silver Institute says The silver market is heading for a sixth consecutive year of structural deficit. February 10, 2026 | 09:31 am
