December 4, 2011 Rio wants Canada’s uranium legal controls lifted Rio Tinto's chief executive Tom Albanese said on Saturday that he would lobby Canada to ensure it was the operator of the Roughrider uranium project in Saskatchewan, despite legal hurdles,…
December 4, 2011 RLC mining program gets big gift The 30-ton shuttle car may not have come in topped by a big red ribbon, but the piece of equipment is a gift that will help Rend Lake College mining…
December 4, 2011 China to invest $10 billion in Pakistan energy The Government of Sindh in Pakistan has signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with two Chinese companies for investment in energy projects worth $10 billion.
December 3, 2011 Bullion has brought Soros fortune and prosperity, now he’s trying his luck with jewelry Forbes reports billionaire investor George Soros is placing a very particular bet on gold by buying $40 to $50 million in shares of a Chinese jeweler ahead of its $2.8…
December 3, 2011 Philippines set to offer 30 coal projects first quarter 2012 The Philippines will offer 30 coal exploration projects in the central and northern provinces, where mining is not yet banned that may need total investments of $600 million at a…
December 3, 2011 CBS Video: Mining industry – where the jobs are Share this page Since 2009, the U.S. has been averaging a gain of nearly 7,000 mining jobs a month -- most of those in the upper Midwest. While mining can…
December 3, 2011 American Gold and Silver Eagle bullion sales plummet to 2008-lows Coin Update reports for November 2011, sales of the United States Mint’s most popular gold and silver bullion coins fell to their lowest monthly levels in years after first slowing…
December 3, 2011 Sharp decline in pollution from US coal power plants, NASA satellite confirms A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal…
December 3, 2011 Copper traders bullish for first time in six weeks Bloomberg reports copper traders are bullish for the first time in six weeks on signs that demand is still expanding as global inventories decline to an 11-month low and central…
Virtus agrees to buy Congo cobalt miner amid US pact Virtus Minerals Inc. will pay an undisclosed sum for Chemaf and assume the firm’s liabilities, including debt owed to Trafigura. February 06, 2026 | 11:44 am
