May 30, 2012 Baja Mining lays off 40% of staff and seeks funding for Boleo Troubled Vancouver miner, Baja Mining (TSE:BAJ), said that it laid off 40% of its staff to conserve cash and admitted that there is "no assurance" that it will find funding…
May 30, 2012 China mulling undersea mineral exploration China could take a page out of Nautilus Minerals' playbook and begin exploring for undersea polymetallic sulphide deposits.
May 14, 2012 NMA President informs Congress on critical metals Hal Quinn, President and CEO of the National Mining Association, testified before Congress today on new legislation that would address America's dependence on critical metals.
May 14, 2012 Baja CEO resigns, stock up 10% Baja Mining stock was up 10% today after the embattled junior miner announced its CEO has resigned.
May 7, 2012 Canadian Baja Mining continues to struggle over funding for Mexico project Canadian miner Baja Mining Corp (TSX:BAJ) said on Monday it won’t be able to continue with its copper/cobalt/zinc project in Mexico beyond mid-June, unless it finds a way to fund…
May 2, 2012 Strike and lower copper price hurt First Quantum production A lower copper price and a strike at its Kansanshi mine in Zambia has bit into the bottom line at Africa-focused base metals producer First Quantum Minerals.
April 30, 2012 Chinese firm has plans to revive Uganda’s Kilembe copper/cobalt mine Gingko Energy Company plans to spend $100 million over five years to revive production at the Kilembe copper/cobalt mine, which was abandoned in the early 1980s due to political turmoil.
April 27, 2012 Mount Kellett demands Baja CEO quit Mount Kellett Capital Management, a 20% shareholder in Baja Mining (TSX:BAJ), has escalated the war of words between the two companies by demanding the resignation of Baja CEO John Greenslade…
April 25, 2012 Nickel price decline halves Sherritt’s Q1 earnings Toronto-based Sherritt International had a rough quarter, revealing on Wednesday a 50% drop in earnings from $63 million to $32 million when measured against the same quarter of 2011.
April 14, 2012 Billionaire behaving badly? Glencore’s Glasenberg caught in Africa child labour, acid dumping row In a scathing new BBC documentary that includes the first ever television interview with CEO Ivan Glasenberg, commodities trader Glencore is accused of allowing dumping of acid into streams, child…
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