March 22, 2012 LME copper falls after China factory activity shrinks London copper futures turned negative on Thursday, after manufacturing data on China that showed factory activity in the world's top metals consumer shrank for a fifth month.
March 22, 2012 Global mining firms face energy crisis Global mining firms say energy vulnerability is a risk they worry about in one of the last relatively unexplored countries, which is thought to still have big undiscovered deposits even…
March 22, 2012 Waratah Coal project attacked by Greens Australia's largest environmental lobbies are turning the heat on Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman to stop a Clive Palmer mining project.
March 22, 2012 Australian coal exports forecast to triple in a decade New taxes don't seem to be deterring the expansion of Australia's coal industry.
March 22, 2012 CIA rejects Palmer’s claims they’re funding protestors The CIA has rejected claims by Clive Palmer that it's helping fund anti-coal protests in Australia.
March 22, 2012 Release of Maptek Vulcan 64-bit version mine planning and design software In preparation for release of the Maptek VulcanTM 64-bit version, the company's Forge newsletter interviewed Vulcan Product Manager, Eric Gonzalez, about upgrades and features expected in the new software. It…
March 22, 2012 Kubota introduces new RTV400Ci fuel-injected utility vehicle New gas-power vehicle provides versatility for mines, surface and underground. Kubota says "the new gas-powered RTV400Ci utility vehicle that features the agility and reliability of a mid-sized utility vehicle, but…
March 21, 2012 Lexam VG Gold: Drilling Continues to Expand Gold Mineralization at Buffalo Ankerite Including 18.42 Grams Per Tonne Gold Over 2.6 Metres Lexam VG Gold Inc. (TSX:LEX)(FRANKFURT:VN3A)(OTCQX:LEXVF) is pleased to announce positive exploration results from 13 new holes at the Buffalo Ankerite Project, located in Timmins, Canada.
March 21, 2012 Next week’s Canadian budget will be good for mining, oilsands The Canadian federal budget due to be released next week will please miners and the oil patch and is likely to make environmental groups see red, not green.
March 21, 2012 A clash over mining and water A plan to dig a vast copper mine in arid southern Arizona is pitting the needs of American industry — and arguably the national economy — against a coalition of…
Vicuña could double investment in Argentina copper project to $800M in 2026, executive says The company, formed by BHP and Lundin Mining, could invest about $800 million this year in the Filo del Sol and Josemaría mines. February 09, 2026 | 07:07 am