April 18, 2012 Canada makes good on promise to streamline mining, oil and gas projects The Canadian government followed through on last month's budget promise to streamline environmental reviews of resource projects with a plan for "responsible resource development."
April 17, 2012 NovaGold On Track To Complete the NovaCopper Spin-Out on April 30 NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG)(NYSE Amex:NG) ("NovaGold" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it will be implementing the previously approved spin-off of NovaCopper Inc. ("NovaCopper") on schedule and as…
April 17, 2012 Rio blames output drop on weather Production of Rio Tinto’s prime commodities has slipped in the first three months of 2012, compared to the previous period.
April 17, 2012 IMF forecast gets more upbeat The International Monetary Fund increased its outlook for the world's economy on Tuesday, saying it expects global GDP to expand by 3.5 per cent this year.
April 17, 2012 Freeport McMoRan ripe for takeout, analysts say Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold is currently valued so low that it is an excellent target for a takeover, according to media reports today.
April 17, 2012 Final report on Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga gold project delivered to Peru’s Government The long-awaited and twice-postponed report from international experts on the environmental impact study (EIS) for Newmont and Buenaventura’s US$4.8 billion copper-gold project, the Conga mine, is finally in the Peruvian…
April 17, 2012 Business as usual for mining companies despite todays’ earthquake in Chile Chile’s state-owned mining company Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, reports normal operations following an early morning earthquake northeast of the port city of Valparaiso and which registered 6.7 on…
April 17, 2012 Mining companies to benefit from updated FTA between Canada and Chile Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chilean President Sebastian Piñera signed yesterday an agreement to upgrade the free trade deal between their two nations, which will benefit several miners with…
April 17, 2012 New Gold Provides Development and Exploration Update on New Afton and Blackwater Projects in British Columbia New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE AMEX:NGD) today provides a development and exploration update for its two exciting British Columbia growth projects, New Afton and Blackwater.
April 16, 2012 Civil strike against mining project shuts down Cajamarca —again A protest against Newmont Mining's proposed Conga copper-gold mine shut down much of Peru's Cajamarca region last Wednesday, reported World War 4 Report.
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
