Canada’s BC government faces legal action over gold mine rejection
“They can do what they want,” said Energy and Mines Minister Rich Coleman.
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BHP-owned Aussie coal mine to lock workers out again
BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.
Most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S. leaking waste
Washington authorities claim no higher radiation levels have been detected at the site, but the leak could be in the range of 150 gallons to 300 gallons.
Myanmar: No incendiary weapons used on copper mine protest crackdown
The country rejected Saturday an independent report claiming security forces used white phosphorus in a crackdown on a Chinese-backed copper mine protest last November.
Goa mulls banning all new iron ore projects
Officials claim Goa should be focused instead on exploiting existing low-grade iron ore dumps worth billions.
De Beers sees diamond market showing signs of recovery, focused on SA mine expansion
World's biggest diamond producer said Friday jewellery demand will experience moderate growth this year, which represents a major shift from the 12% decline in rough diamond prices last year.
US sanctions crossed out gold-for-gas trade between Iran and Turkey: report
The Turkey-Iran gold-for-gas exchange can be considered dead as tighter US sanctions imposed on Tehran have already stopped Turkish Halkbank from processing other countries’ energy payments to the OPEC oil producer.
Asteroid miner ready to ‘save the Earth’ from falling celestial objects
Planetary Resources says it has already developed the prototype for a spacecraft that can help detect and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids.
World gold demand falls in 2012 for first time in three years
The World Gold Council predicts consumption of the precious metal should be steady this year, although unlikely to reach the high levels seen in the worst of the financial crisis.
Barrick Gold suffers $4.2 billion writedown
The hefty impairment charge reflects higher-than-anticipated operating and sustaining capital costs at Lumwana.
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
