August 29, 2011 Nigeria: Mining Sector to Generate Two Million Direct Jobs Stakeholders in the mining sector said they are targeting to create about two million direct jobs for Nigerians from the sector. Under the Progressive Miners Empowerment Association (PMEA), the miners…
August 29, 2011 22 trapped in flooded Chinese mine BEIJING, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Rescuers in northeast China's Heilongjiang province worked Monday to save 22 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine for a week, officials said. During the…
August 29, 2011 Mexican coal mine collapse kills four Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, a senior government official said. Labor Minister Javier Lozano said in a…
August 29, 2011 Toro expands Theseus uranium prospect in WA Perth, Aug 29, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - Drilling by Toro Energy Limited (ASX:TOE) at its 100%-owned Theseus uranium prospect in Western Australia continues to expand the large uranium mineralised system,…
August 28, 2011 NSW Minerals Council CEO Nikki Williams takes top job at Australian Coal Association New South Wales Minerals Council CEO Nikki Williams has resigned to take the top job at the Australian Coal Association.
August 28, 2011 Russia gold reserve at 27 million troy ounces on August 1 Russia’s gold reserve on Aug. 1 stood at 27 million troy ounces, or 839.7 metric tons, worth $43.64 billion, the Central Bank of Russia reported Monday.
August 28, 2011 Valuation gap makes gold miners attractive but all miners aren’t created equal Goldwatchers were reminded gold’s volatility works in both directions this week, with prices falling more than $100 an ounce in just one day. We forecasted the selloff last week, explaining…
August 28, 2011 Shameless riggings It was another week of watching and sitting for the swing trading portfolio. We still haven’t put on a swing trade lately but we’ve been watching our dividend stocks and…
August 28, 2011 Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi raise offer for Coal and Allied Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi are willing to shell out $1.5 million for the remaining minority shares in Coal & Allied. It is proposed that the joint venture partners will acquire…
August 28, 2011 Gold fund investors miss out on bullion’s bull run Hundreds of thousands of investors who invested in gold funds will be disappointed that their returns have not matched those on the actual metal. The soaring price of gold has…
BHP’s Vicuna unveils $18 billion copper investment in Argentina The project is forecast to average 395,000 tons of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver annually over its first 25 years. February 16, 2026 | 01:26 pm
