January 20, 2012
Fresnillo tops 2011 gold output targets
Mexican precious metals miner Fresnillo PLC Wednesday beat its full-year silver and gold production targets and said it expects to deliver strong financial results in 2011 due in part to…
January 20, 2012
Mexican precious metals miner Fresnillo PLC Wednesday beat its full-year silver and gold production targets and said it expects to deliver strong financial results in 2011 due in part to…
January 20, 2012
Copper stocks have been on the upswing this week as the price of the red metal recently hit a new 3 month high.
January 20, 2012
Originally touted as a 'model of successful resource diplomacy' Korea's successful 2010 bid for a diamond project in Cameroon now appears to have been an elaborate scheme that netted company…
January 20, 2012
More international firms are eying uranium mining in Tanzania despite worries and concern from the Tanzanian general public, international environmental NGOs and western capitals over mining repercussions that could come…
January 20, 2012
China, the world's largest copper consumer, produced a record 5.18 million metric tons of copper last year, 14% more than in 2010, according to the latest statistics.
January 20, 2012
The Standard & Poor’s GSCI Spot Index of 24 raw materials rose 0.4 percent to close at 659.77 at 4:27 p.m. in New York, led by nickel.
January 20, 2012
African based MCC Contracts has released details of its improved operator training programs which integrate advanced simulator training technology from global supplier Immersive Technologies as a key method of safely…
January 20, 2012
State-controlled Indonesian tin producer PT Timah plans to order two new generation dredges worth around $100 million this year, the Antara news agency has reported.
January 20, 2012
Murray & Roberts Cementation has set a mining industry benchmark by establishing an innovative emergency egress system - from design to operation -in just 11 days at Petra Diamonds' Finsch…
January 19, 2012
As attractive deposits become harder and harder to find in traditional markets miners are pushing the limits of the political risk they are willing to take on. But things can…
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