December 3, 2011 Groups urged pullout of Norwegian mining firm for violating OECD guidelines Environmental groups are calling for the withdrawal of a Norwegian firm seeking to mine for nickel in Mindoro after it was found in violation of guidelines for multinational enterprises established…
December 2, 2011 Goldman says commodities to rally in 2012 Goldman Sachs Group forecast that commodities may rally 15% in the next 12 months, sticking with an “overweight” recommendation on raw materials and predicting Brent crude may surge to highest…
December 2, 2011 Monument enters into definitive agreement for acquisition of 70% of Mengapur polymetallic project in Malaysia Monument Mining Limited (TSX-V: MMY and FSE: D7Q1) ("Monument" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Monument Mengapur Sdn. Bhd. ("MMSB") in…
December 2, 2011 Zinc mining juniors ready to meet coming supply crunch While large zinc stockpiles, weak prices and cloudy global economic projections cast a veil of gloom over zinc markets, salvation is not far away.
December 2, 2011 Copper traders bullish for first time in six weeks Bloomberg reported copper traders are bullish on signs that demand is rising due to a drop in global inventories.
December 2, 2011 Continental Nickel kicks off diamond drilling in New Brunswick Continental Nickel Limited (TSX VENTURE:CNI) ("Continental" or "CNI" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced a diamond drilling program on the St. Stephen nickel-copper sulphide project…
December 2, 2011 Montezuma Mining continues high grade copper intersections at Butcherbird Montezuma Mining Company's current reverse circulation drilling program at the Butcherbird Copper Project continues to deliver investors a string of very high grade intersections.
December 2, 2011 Global aluminum demand to slow in 2012, says top producer Norsk Hydro, one of the world's top aluminum producers, sees growth in global aluminum demand weakening in 2012 as a result of economic turbulence that is creating a weak market…
December 2, 2011 Rio Tinto to invest US$2.7 billion to complete the modernization of the Kitimat smelter Rio Tinto has given the green light to an additional US$2.7 billion capital investment to modernize its aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia. This new investment will allow for completion…
December 2, 2011 Boosting nickel recovery for Vale’s Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury Construction is under way on Vale's Challenging Ore Recovery (CORe) project. The CORe project is a brownfield integration within the Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, which also includes a…
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