May 28, 2012 Picking up gold mines for a song The LA Times had a feature story on the weekend centred around venture capitalist David Badner, who is buying up defunct gold mines in Colorado in hopes of capitalizing on…
May 28, 2012 Centrex boosts iron ore reserves in new Australia frontier Iron ore company Centrex Metals on Friday more than tripled the estimated reserves at its prospect in southern Australia, a growing zone for new iron ore sources that is attracting…
May 28, 2012 Talvivaara may not expand if hit by tax: report Finnish mining company Talvivaara (TLV1V.HE) (TALV.L) may halt plans to expand its nickel mine if Finland levies new taxes on mining as punishment for environmental problems, Talvivaara chief executive told…
May 28, 2012 BHP must start Olympic Dam work by year-end, minister says BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world’s biggest mining company, will lose the right to proceed with the $33 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion in Australia if it doesn’t start work…
May 28, 2012 Collahuasi copper mine resumes after worker death The world's No. 3 copper mine, Chile's Collahuasi, is gradually resuming mining operations following the accidental death of a worker late Saturday, spokeswoman Bernardita Fernandez told Reuters on Sunday.
May 28, 2012 Copper up on Greek hopes, China stimulus Copper edged higher on Monday on hopes of more stimulus from China, and after Greek conservative parties topped opinion polls, helping calm fears over contagion should Athens default on its…
May 28, 2012 A miner’s life: Big money, bad habits Xstrata is paying nearly a million dollars into a program to improve the wellbeing of retired and injured miners.
May 28, 2012 Training Program for Indigenous Australians for Mining Jobs in Western Australia As ABC News reports, the new program “Pathways to the Pilbara” trains Indigenous people from East Australia in basic skills needed on […]
May 28, 2012 Argentina targets mining firms in import crackdown Argentina's government tightened controls on imports of equipment and supplies by mining companies on Monday in a new measure to boost the trade surplus and foreign currency stocks.
May 28, 2012 The euro and the gold price – potential fallout consequences For many years now gold and silver -by its pattern of following gold wherever it goes- have been treated by traders, investors and central banks as a 'counter to the…
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
