November 29, 2011 BHP looking at breaking off diamond business BHP Billiton said today it is reviewing its diamond business, which includes two large diamond mines in northern Canada, for a potential sale of all or parts of the business.…
November 29, 2011 Molycorp, Daido, Mitsubishi form next generation rare earth magnets JV Molycorp, Daido Steel, and Mitsubishi have formed a joint venture to manufacture and sell next-generation neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent rare earth magnets, producing greater performance with less reliance on dysprosium.
November 29, 2011 As Gitzel folds in Hathor battle, Cameco continues to ‘scour world’ for targets TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – In backing down from a bidding war with Rio Tinto for Canadian uranium junior Hathor Exploration, Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel showed impressive restraint after he brazenly bid…
November 29, 2011 Pretium leaps on huge Brucejack gold-silver resource upgrade Mineweb reported that Pretium Resources (TSX:PVG) increased its gold and silver resource at Brucejack.
November 29, 2011 Diamonds are forever secure Geekosystems reports on a new use for diamonds, providing truly unknowable random numbers that could serve the basis for secure communication. Random numbers are at the heart of modern communication,…
November 29, 2011 Australian mining investments reach historic record Australia's total investment in mining industry soared by a third in the past six months to a record $231.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics latest…
November 29, 2011 Canadian iron ore miner reaches $120 million development deal with Chinese steel producer Century Iron Mines, an iron ore miner with projects in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, has reached a $120 million development deal with WISCO Resources, one of the third largest…
November 29, 2011 Farmer’s legal battle against coal company intensifies Australian landowner Ian Moore has taken to court his battle against coal company NuCoal, which wants access to drill three boreholes on his property north of Sydney for its proposed…
November 29, 2011 New mid-range I-Site laser scanner from mining technology developer Maptek Mining technology specialist Maptek unveiled the new I-Site 8400 laser scanner at Intergeo in Germany at the end of September.
November 29, 2011 Anthony Young: China, Molycorp and the future of rare earths Despite the name, rare earth elements are actually quite plentiful in the earth's crust—it's the companies that are close to producing these critical metals outside of China that are truly…
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
