May 6, 2011 Changes to National Instrument NI 43-101: standards of disclosure for mineral projects On June 30, 2011 amendments to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) will become effective. There will be an updated and more flexible rule (“New…
May 6, 2011 De Beers announces sale of NM Mines De Beers Consolidated Mines ("DBCM") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Namaqualand Mines to Trans Hex in a transaction valued at R225 million. The agreement…
May 6, 2011 Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd. and First Bauxite Corporation terminate their option and joint venture agreement over the Essequibo-Demerara bauxite project in Guyana FIRST BAUXITE CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FBX)(FRANKFURT:FBI)(BERLIN:FBI) ("First Bauxite" or the "Company") First Bauxite Corporation is announcing that the Letter of Understanding between the Company and Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd.…
May 6, 2011 Mountain Province Diamonds announces results of independent valuation of Gahcho Kué Diamonds Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NY-AMEX: MDM) today announced the results of an updated independent valuation of the diamonds recovered from the Gahcho Kué Project.…
May 6, 2011 Mining Weekly: South Africa needs intensive investment in blasting training Mining explosives supplier Bulk Mining Explosives (BME) director Tony Rorke told Mining Weekly that unless South Africa makes a serious investment towards improving their blasting training, millions of rands per…
May 6, 2011 Cliffs Natural Resources joins ranks of the Fortune 500 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced it has been added to the Fortune 500 list 2011, Fortune Magazine's annual ranking of America's largest companies by revenue.…
May 6, 2011 Quadra FNX Mining announces earnings of $168 Million in the first quarter of 2011 The Company recorded first quarter earnings of $168 million or $0.88 per share (basic) compared to earnings of $55 million or $0.55 per share for the previous year. The higher…
May 6, 2011 Central bank buying and the sudden fall in the gold price We have seen new surprising and strong demand from global central banks in the last week. This demand occurred over the last two months and had to compete with other…
May 6, 2011 Orange, Australia now the site of brand new training facilities for mining, trades, sustainable building TAFE Western has opened three new facilities in Orange, NSW, Australia to provide students with state of the art training in trades and mining, set in a framework of green…
May 6, 2011 Zijin Mining to be one of Glencore’s cornerstone investors China's Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd said on Friday it would invest $100 million as a cornerstone investor in the initial public offering of commodities group Glencore. The investment in…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
