May 20, 2011 Upper Big Branch mine disaster ‘a story of hubris’ –WVA Governor’s panel The West Virginia Governor's Independent Investigation Panel announced Thursday its findings that the explosion that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch coal mine on April 5, 2010, was…
May 20, 2011 What’s turning gold majors, and others, to copper mining Pure gold deposits are increasingly difficult to find. "What really bothers me is that in the 1980s or 1990s, we saw three to five discoveries of 5 to 20 million…
May 20, 2011 Output disrupted at Lonmin SAfrican mine Miner Lonmin LMIJ.J (LMI.L: Quote) said on Friday that there was unspecified industrial action taking place at its Marikana operations in South Africa by members of the National Union of…
May 20, 2011 Chinese gold production rises 4% in Q1 China's gold output in the first three months of 2011 totalled 73.412 tonnes, up 4.63 pct from the same months of 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said…
May 20, 2011 Sustainability in mining: life cycle assessment workshop offered by ISSP The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) is presenting an online workshop to introduce the emerging science of life cycle assessment (LCA). The workshop will be held once a week…
May 20, 2011 Environment Minister faces oilsands file For Environment Minister Peter Kent, it only gets harder from here. The minister spent his first hours on the job in the new cabinet receiving an international award for Ottawa’s…
May 20, 2011 Pacific Coast Plaza to buy 3.6m tons of coal valued at over $300m from Global Earth Energy & Modern Coal Global Earth Energy and its Texas-based joint venture partner Modern Coal announced on Thursday the offer by Pacific Coast Plaza Inc. to purchase 100,000 metric tons of coal per month…
May 20, 2011 DR Congo army leaves Bisie tin mine The ITRI reports that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has withdrawn its troops from the Bisie mine, which has until recently been the largest tin mining operation in…
May 20, 2011 Anaconda Mining reports record gold production at Pine Cove: 344.2 troy ounces in a single pour Anaconda Mining Inc. ("Anaconda") - (TSX: ANX) is pleased to announce that, on May 4, 2011, it shipped a record amount of gold, 344.2 troy ounces, in a single pour…
May 20, 2011 Azimut finds high-grade chromium mineralization at Eastmain West, James Bay region, Quebec Azimut Exploration Inc. ("Azimut") (TSXV: AZM) reports excellent results from its 100%-owned Eastmain West property located in the James Bay region,Quebec. Chromium grades up to 39% Cr2O3 and platinum group…
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
