March 12, 2012

Inuit government officially ends 3-year uranium mining moratorium in Canada’s Labrador

The Nunatsiavut Government of Labrador, a regional Inuit government formed in 2005, has officially lifted a three-year-old moratorium on uranium mining on Inuit lands, by enacting its Environmental Protection Act…

March 12, 2012

Freeport McMoRan resumes work at Grasberg gold/copper mine

The company resumed work at its massive Grasberg mine as expected on Monday for the first time since a suspension on Feb 23.

March 12, 2012

Inchcape shipping announces ambitious expansion plan for Canada

nchcape Shipping Services today announced an ambitious three year plan to expand its logistics and supply chain business within the Canadian marketplace whilst ramping up its east & west coast…

March 12, 2012

Ritchie Bros. sells more than US$48 million of equipment in Fort Worth, TX auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than US$48 million of equipment items and trucks at a two-day unreserved public auction held in…

March 12, 2012

Crandall Canyon victims’ families call plea bargain deal ‘a slap in the face’

"I can't believe what the [U.S. Attorney] did. We are emotional and at a loss for words. I wish they had not done anything. It would have been better than…

March 12, 2012

Oxford Instruments’ new handheld XRF analyser X-MET7500 for light element analysis

Oxford Instruments says the new member of its handheld XRF analyser X-MET7000 series, the X-MET7500 delivers fast and accurate analysis of the widest variety of materials, including trace elements and…

March 12, 2012

New Boart Longyear products launched at PDAC

At the PDAC event in Toronto last week, Boart Longyear made two major technology launches; the LS600 sonic rig, support vehicle and sonic tooling; along with the launch the 10UMX…

March 12, 2012

Outotec to deliver Kansanshi sulphuric acid plant

Outotec has signed a contract with the Zambia-based mining company Kansanshi Mining for the design and delivery of a gas cleaning system and a sulphuric acid plant for its copper…

March 12, 2012

Leapfrog signs new umbrella software licence with Rio Tinto

ARANZ Geo Ltd, developer of 3D geological modelling software Leapfrog Mining, has announced that it has signed a new umbrella software licence with leading mining group Rio Tinto.

March 11, 2012

Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) half yearly report and accounts

The directors of Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) submit herewith the financial report of Sundance Resources Limited and its' subsidiaries for the half-year ended 31 December 2011.