March 10, 2011 American railroads will get US$12 billion investment The Association of American Railroads said that freight railroads will get US$12 billion capital expenditure in 2011. The association released a state of the industry report on Wednesday, Great Expectations…
March 10, 2011 Coal to get the reality television treatment Thom Beers, the man behind the popular reality television series Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers, is now producing a series about coal mining in Appalachia. Coal premieres on Spike…
March 10, 2011 Tata Steel expects 15% jump in raw material costs The Wall Street Journal writes that Tata Steel Ltd. expects its raw material costs to increase around 15% in the next fiscal […]
March 10, 2011 Vena’s Uranium Resource Expansion Program in Macusani Successfully Extends Higher Grade Uranium Zone to South and West Vena Resources Inc. (“Vena” or the “Company”) (TSX:VEM)(LIMA:VEM)(FRANKFURT:V1R)(OTCBB:VNARF)(XETRA®:V1R.DE), a Company with strong partnerships with some of the world’s largest mining companies, is […]
March 10, 2011 Pancontinental Uranium Corporation: High Value Rare Earth Elements (“REE”) Stream Sediment Results and New REE Hard Rock Drill Intersection at Charley Creek Project Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:PUC) (“Pancon”) and its joint venture partner Crossland Uranium Mines Limited (“Crossland”) (ASX:CUX) are pleased to provide the […]
March 10, 2011 Institutional support for Rio Tinto offer is growing – Riversdale CEO Institutional shareholders in Riversdale Mining are moving toward backing global miner Rio Tinto's sweetened A$3.9 billion takeover offer for the Mozambique-focused coal miner, Riversdale's chief executive said on Thursday. Rio…
March 10, 2011 Riversdale Mining backs increased Rio Tinto takeover offer Riversdale Mining head Steve Mallyon has backed Rio Tinto's increased offer for the coal company, warning investors there was no hint of a competing bid, The Wall Street Journal reported.…
March 10, 2011 Hong Kong lures miners Eric Lam, writing in The Financial Post, reports on junior companies that are tapping a rich vein of investor interest in Hong Kong […]
March 9, 2011 China’s war chest could dissuade other bidders for Kalahari Minerals China's move on Kalahari Minerals could flush out other bidders for the uranium miner but even long-term suitor Rio Tinto may balk at getting into a bidding war with such…
March 8, 2011 Forum and Mega Option the Maurice Bay Uranium Deposit From Cameco Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FDC) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an option agreement with Cameco Corporation whereby Forum and Mega Uranium Ltd. may jointly earn…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am