March 1, 2012 Platinum closing the gap on gold Platinum appears to be rapidly overhauling gold as its fundamentals improve as industry picks up coupled with African mine troubles and it looks set to re-establish its price premium in…
March 1, 2012 Global nickel surplus may constrain stainless steel pricing Surplus nickel and Chinese nickel pig iron production, may combine to lower nickel prices and keep stainless steel prices in check.
March 1, 2012 Union calls for criminal charges against Vale over nickel mine fatalities A United Steelworkers investigation says Vale's Stobie nickel mine fatalities could have been avoided and has called on the Ontario Government to bring criminal charges against the company.
March 1, 2012 Former Massey security chief sentenced to 3 yrs in prison Hughie Elbert Stover, the former security chief at the Upper Big Branch mine, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for lying to federal agents and obstructing an…
March 1, 2012 New Hope not selling itself for $5 billion Australian coal producer New Hope Corp will not put itself up for auction for more than $5 billion after a five-month sale process failed to come up with a deal,…
March 1, 2012 SRK re-establishes base in Peru with SVS merger SRK Consulting has repositioned itself to grow with Peru's expanding mining industry through a merger with Lima-based firm, SVS Ingenieros. SRK, one of the world's largest diversified resources consulting groups,…
March 1, 2012 Ausdrill contract extensions at Ensham and Ahafo Ausdrill has announced the award of mining contract extensions in both Australia and Africa. Ausdrill's Australian drill and blast division has successfully negotiated a contract extension with thermal coal producer…
March 1, 2012 New ultra-efficient mine lighting solution from Marl A new "ultra-efficient" security and floodlight for mining and quarrying applications uses up to 70% less energy than the halogen equivalent and lasts 30 times longer, say makers UK-based Marl.…
February 29, 2012 Gold drops $75 in one hour, crashes through $1,700 after a 1 million oz trade The dramatic fall came after comments from the US Federal Reserve that seemed to preclude any chance of another round of monetary easing or so-called QE3 and that its policy…
February 29, 2012 Challenges facing the Australian diamond industry After five years of declines, primarily attributed to low production, poor prices, and a high Australian dollar, IBISWorld’s “Industries to fly and fall in 2012” report forecasts a “revenue rebound”…
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