LIM signs iron ore haulage agreement
Anglesey’s 41%-owned associate Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (TSX: LIM) has signed an agreement with Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. (“TSH”) for the […]
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Native group hits back at Taseko over revived mine plan
The chief of the Canadian First Nation at the centre of the controversial Prosperity Mine in north-central British Columbia lashed out at the […]
Libya crisis helps hold gold steady below 7-week high
Buyers seek safe-haven in bullion as violence spreads in Libya. Spot gold to test 3 January high of $1,423.57 per ounce, says […]
Sherritt expecting production declines in Cuba this year
Canadian mining and energy company Sherritt is expecting production declines in Cuba in 2011, Cuba Standard reported: Sherritt, Cuba’s largest foreign investor, […]
Rio’s Zimbabwe diamond unit output up 43% in 2010
Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe diamond unit is showing a 43 percent increase in output, Reuters Africa is reporting: Diamond output from global miner […]
Ekati diamond fetches record price
CBC News is reporting that a huge diamond from the Ekati mine in northern Canada was auctioned off in Belgium for $6 […]
Nevsun achieves commercial production at Bisha
Mining Weekly reports on the Vancouver-based company’s significant milestone: completing the project “very substantially” below its $260-million cost target, according to CEO […]
Rio Tinto in talks to sell $340m talc business
Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has received an offer for its talc business from French minerals group Imerys, which is valuing the unit […]
Sirius Minerals planning huge potash mine in Yorkshire, UK
A giant mine on the coast of Yorkshire “will unearth billions” of pounds of potash, according to a report in The Scarborough […]
European consortium researching underground coal gasification in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s largest privately owned gas company, Overgas Inc. AD, acting in a consortium of partners from five European countries, has signed an […]
India to invest in foreign uranium mines
India’s NTPC seeks overseas uranium mine financing to secure fuel for a massive nuclear power expansion targeting 100 GW capacity by 2047.