April 6, 2010 Workers at Guinea RUSAL refinery continue to block production Government threatens to send in security forces after workers blocked production for the sixth consecutive day after initial negotiations failed
April 6, 2010 Five more bodies found one day after ‘miracle’ Chinese mine rescue A day after 115 miners were rescued from a coal mine in China, a week after the accident, more bodies are still being discovered
April 6, 2010 Chile considers increasing mining royalties, will honour existing contracts The world's biggest copper miner is considering using increased royalties to help fund post-quake reconstruction
April 5, 2010 6 dead in violence between police and wildcat miners in Peru A protest against new Peruvian government regulations aimed at curtailing pollution by artisanal miners turned deadly Sunday as police clashed with hundreds of protestors who were blocking Peru's main highway.
April 5, 2010 Chart of the Week: V-Shaped Recovery If you want to see the right shape for an economic recovery, have a look at Turkey. In 2009 the nation suffered its worst recession on record – its GDP…
April 5, 2010 Avalon proves hydrometallurgical process to extract rare earths Avalon Rare Metals is making good progress on metallurgical process development for the Nechalacho rare earth element (REE) deposit, Thor Lake, NWT, Canada. Following the successful development of a flotation process for producing…
April 5, 2010 FINANCING: LIM raises $35 million for Schefferville area project Canadian Mining Journal reports that LABRADOR – Labrador Iron Mines Holding (LIM) of Toronto has completed a $35 million bought deal financing […]
April 5, 2010 ABB Unveils Conveyor Control Software MEIOnline reports that ABB Australia has developed the Mining Conveyor Control Program (MCCP) which is a software package designed for bulk materials […]
April 5, 2010 Present LongWave Cycle of Winter to Drive Gold to $4,000/oz. Given the American national debt and deficit problems … the U.S. greenback has the potential for considerable downside … and by axiom, […]
April 5, 2010 SGS Acquires Verilab SA in Antofagasta, Chile SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Verilab SA in Antofagasta, Chile. From its laboratory in Antofagasta, Verilab performs exploration and […]
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
