January 20, 2012 Coal mine accident in West Virginia claims life An accident at a West Virginia coal mine has claimed the life of a 44-year-old man.
January 20, 2012 Push to block Wyong coal mine A new proposal from Wallarah 2 Coal is unlikely to go ahead as tougher laws are brought into place.
January 20, 2012 WA government commits to Esperance port expansion The WA Government’s commitment to upgrading Esperance Port has been welcomed by industry as an important step in developing mining in the state’s south.
January 20, 2012 Grande Cache says C$1bn buyout still on TSX-listed Grande Cache Coal said on Thursday it had “no reason to believe” that a report alleging fraud at the Hong Kong-listed firm which agreed to buy it had merit.
January 20, 2012 Panel to check Teck’s Frontier Oil Sands potential for “significant adverse effects on the environment.” Review can take 6 years Peter Kent, Canada's environment minister on Friday referred Teck Resources's newly acquired Frontier Oil Sands project in northern Alberta to an independent review panel because of the propose mine's "potential…
January 20, 2012 Profiting from gold, hard currencies’ rise against the dollar – Merk Axel Merk talks about his outlook for gold in 2012 and whether or not current dollar bullishness is likely to continue
January 20, 2012 Copper Market Rebounds — Lundin Mining and Freeport McMoRan Poised to Benefit Copper stocks have been on the upswing this week as the price of the red metal recently hit a new 3 month high.
January 20, 2012 Growing foreign interest in Tanzanian uranium More international firms are eying uranium mining in Tanzania despite worries and concern from the Tanzanian general public, international environmental NGOs and western capitals over mining repercussions that could come…
January 19, 2012 Sunshine Oilsands gunning for $700 million IPO on Hong Kong exchange A Canadian oilsands company, Sunshine Oilsands, is turning to the Hong Kong stock exhange in hopes of raising between $500 million and $700 million through an IPO.
January 19, 2012 Coal mining manufacturing plant to be built in Mackay A new massive mining equipment facility will be built in Mackay.
Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply. January 22, 2026 | 07:16 am
