July 4, 2011 Proto Resources receives mining lease in Tasmania Proto Resources & Investments has received a mining lease from the Tasmanian Government for the firm's Barnes Hill project near Beaconsfield, Tasmania, for an initial period of 15 years.
July 2, 2011 Canadian mining sector has a great April: Statistics Canada Canadian base metal and coal miners were the nation's economic bright spot in April, according to report from Statistics Canada released on Thursday. The study, which looked at gross domestic…
June 30, 2011 Industrial metals surge to near two-month highs Industrial metals surged nearly 3 percent to end at its priciest in nearly two months Wednesday, as repressed buyers flooded the market after a Greek parliament vote to accept austerity…
June 30, 2011 BHP Australia refinery resumes nickel production BHP Billiton said on Wednesday that production at its Kwinana nickel refinery in Western Australia had restarted as planned in early June. "In line with our previous guidance, production at…
June 30, 2011 Invest in commodities rather than producers Investing directly in commodities through indexes gives an investor more direct exposure to commodity prices than investing in the producers, whose returns were more aligned with equities.
June 30, 2011 Right time to get into commodities, says Barclays Capital The world seems set to enter a period of slower growth and higher inflation and investors would do well to gain some direct exposure to commodity markets, said Barclays Capital…
June 30, 2011 Proto Resources: Government grants mining lease for new Tasmanian project The Directors of Proto Resources & Investments Ltd are pleased to announce that the Tasmanian Government has granted Mining Lease ("ML") 1872P/M over the area of the company's Barnes Hill…
June 28, 2011 Nickel prices continue to slide Nickel is projected to be in a surplus over the next year and a half, as weak stainless steel demand has caused cuts in production. There are supporting factors as…
June 28, 2011 BIV: Quadra FNX agrees to wage increases in Sudbury Vancouver-based Quadra FNX announced a three-year collective agreement with United Steelworkers that includes a 3% wage increase, BIV reports: “This agreement breaks a pattern in the mining industry of attempts…
June 28, 2011 Is nickel a bellwether for copper? Is this year’s worst-performing LME metal a canary in the coal mine for copper? And is there any hope in sight for nickel prices? Tolstoy once wrote, “Happy families are…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
