July 30, 2012 Strike gets Gold One to gut guidance With an illegal strike on its hands Gold One has reduced its guidance, originally set at 300 000 oz, down to 250 000 oz.
July 30, 2012 Consol’s conveyor calamity 'Structural failure' at CONSOL Energy's mine and preparation plant in Pennsylvania has the company reporting that the Bailey and Enlow Fork mines could be fully impacted for the next two…
July 30, 2012 Blackwood trading halt casts further doubt on Tinkler’s AUD$5 billion bid for Whitehaven Coal A trading halt on Blackwood Corp (ASX:BWD) shares has cast further doubt upon Australian mining magnate Nathan Tinkler's audacious AUD$5.3 billion privatization bid for Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
July 30, 2012 Tanzania demands 30% tax from gold miners on grounds of rising prices The gold-rich African nation of Tanzania has introduced a 30% corporate tax for mining companies in operation for more than five years, stating that the move is justified by rising…
July 30, 2012 Gold equity funds post dire performance Gold equity funds have posted a baneful performance in the past year despite firm gold prices and rich returns from gold ETF's.
July 30, 2012 Platinum underperforms gold due to lack of respectable safe-haven status Platinum's poor performance relative to gold of late may be due to its lack of status as a safe-haven investment and a credible means of storing value.
July 30, 2012 Funeral company brings fresh meaning to the phrase ‘diamonds are forever’ A US company is providing a novel new service to the recently bereaved by converting the remains of deceased loved ones into one of the world's most imperishable substances -…
July 30, 2012 Indian miners accuse government of causing artifical iron ore shortage India’s merchant miners have accused the Indian government of creating an ‘artificial’ shortage of iron ore via the imposition of high export […]
July 30, 2012 Fresh doubts over Olympic Dam as BHP freezes hiring BHP's board was to make a decision on the $30 billion project this year, but a newspaper report over the weekend said a decision will not be made until 2014…
July 29, 2012 One of the world’s oldest ruling dynasties threatened by platinum industry crisis The Royal Bafokeng nation, who control vast parts of the platinum belt in the north west province of South Africa warned that earnings at its main investment vehicle could be…
AME calls on BC Premier to appeal court decision on Indigenous rights in mineral claims staking The BC court previously determined the province’s DRIPA incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. December 12, 2025 | 01:32 pm
