April 13, 2012 Pakistan must turn to coal to avert energy crisis According to trade and industry sources, the country must tap into its largely untapped reserves and imports to generate power beyond the next decade if it is to ease its…
April 13, 2012 Minerals Council of Australia restarts anti tax ad campaign The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) resumed today an ad campaign initially launched in July last year, attacking alleged hikes on the federal government's mining and carbon taxes.
April 13, 2012 US versus Australian mine manager salaries Today Jennifer Leinhart of CostMine sent me these two volumes: 2011 Survey Results: U.S. Coal Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits 2011 Survey Results: U.S. Metal & Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries,…
April 12, 2012 Mine closure sends warning to unions The shock closure of the Norwich Park mine sends a powerful warning to unions that mining giants can shut sites even in a resource boom.
April 12, 2012 Essar plans to buy coking coal mines in Africa, Australia Essar Steel is planning to acquire coking coal mines in Africa or Australia to help the company that has few captive sources of crucial raw materials integrate backward to protect…
April 12, 2012 Investors pile back into Guyana Goldfields on new feasibility Guyana Goldfields vaulted 15.8% on Thursday, after raising just shy of $26 million from an institutional investor and its CEO, and announcing a revised feasibility study for its Aurora gold…
April 12, 2012 The war at the end of the dollar The history of the U.S. dollar is closely linked to U.S.involvement in a series of wars.
April 12, 2012 Sprott gives Lake Shore Gold $70 million and a 9% bump in its stock price The company we will use the funds to bring its Timmins West Mine in Ontario Canada to full production, complete mill expansion and advance underground work at its other producing…
April 12, 2012 China soft landing likely, says World Bank The Chinese economy is likely to land softly, rather than with a jolt, with growth forecast at 8.2% this year and 8.6% in 2013, according to The World Bank.
April 12, 2012 Canadian crude jumps 7% to 3-month high The price oil sands producers receive improved to $34.50 a barrel below the international benchmark on Thursday after a 7.4% overnight spike, close to its best level for the year…
World No. 2 gold miner is ‘willing to move’ on M&A, CEO says Agnico Eagle CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said the gold producer is “very well-positioned” to pursue acquisitions should opportunities emerge. February 13, 2026 | 02:47 pm