December 11, 2011 Copper battery performs better than lithium Stanford University scientists have made high performance batteries using copper, not lithium, that cost less and perform better.
December 11, 2011 Mr Karzai invites gold and copper bidders to Afghanistan The Karzai administration opened bids on billions of dollars worth of copper and gold deposits in four areas of occupied Afghanistan. The Afghan Ministry of Mines invited foreign transnationals to…
December 11, 2011 Mr Putin intervenes to save jobs at aluminum smelter Reuters reported that Mr Vladimir Putin PM of Russia facing a wave of voter outrage as he prepares a bid to return to the Kremlin intervened to prevent an archaic…
December 9, 2011 New zinc mine in Northwest Territories crosses environmental hurdle A new zinc mine in Canada's Northwest Territories has received environmental approval. Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN) said Friday that its Prairie Creek Mine has cleared an environmental review by the…
December 9, 2011 Norilsk Nickel to invest US$10.9 billion to expand resource base World #1 nickel and palladium producer Norilsk Nickel is investing heavily in new and existing mines. The Russian mining conglomerate announced today it will spend US$10.9 billion to expand its…
December 9, 2011 Strait Gold grants Teck option to earn up to 75% in Alicia TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 9, 2011) - Strait Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:SRD) ("Strait Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding agreement (the "Agreement")…
December 9, 2011 Galore Increases Flow-Through Offering Galore Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GRI) announces that, it increased the size of the flow-through private placement initially announced in its news release dated November 4, 2011. A total of up…
December 8, 2011 Boardroom brawl at Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines A group of disgruntled shareholders wants changes on the board of directors at Vancouver junior miner Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V:MSQ).
December 8, 2011 BHP job changes, CEO comments, fan talk of asset sales Management changes at BHP Billiton and comments by CEO Marius Kloppers have fanned speculation the world's biggest miner will try to sell less profitable assets to better exploit its crown…
December 8, 2011 Codelco to invest US$ 244 million in Quetena copper deposit Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, will invest US$ 244 million to speed up the development of its Quetena copper deposit in northern Chile, an open pit operation that will…
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources, and specifically into copper,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
