June 8, 2012 Canadian government of Nunavut allows uranium mining Announced yesterday, the government of Nunavut is in favour of uranium mining on the condition that the radioactive ore be used for peaceful and environmentally responsible purposes only.
June 7, 2012 Kloppers clobbers capex: Forget Olympic Dam and Jansen, BHP is now even cutting back iron ore “The economics of some of these projects has changed,” he said. “I think for the next two years, 18 months perhaps, we will just wait and see how things develop.”
June 7, 2012 10-year review critiques the mining industry’s sustainability The IIED report urges the sector to move from improving its standards in principle to actually implementing them in practice.
June 6, 2012 Global mining industry profits and shares went different ways in 2011: PwC Consulting firm says the top 40 global mining firms earned a record profit of $133 billion last year driven mainly by iron ore, however their market capitalization fell by 25%.
June 4, 2012 Uranium One announces signing of coordination agreement with ARMZ and extension of framework agreement governance provisions The agreement sets out a framework for enhanced coordination between the two parties to ensure that Uranium One maintains status as an independent public issuer.
June 3, 2012 Reduced water from warmer weather could cripple nuclear and coal-fired power plants Coal and nuclear power plants rely heavily on water for cooling, but a warmer climate could reduce the availability of water and limit power output.
June 3, 2012 A ripple effect creates a trickle down investment When looking for a dominant investment theme the approach I take involves looking at global or big picture conditions.
May 31, 2012 Outer Harbour 1, Olympic Dam-Jansen 0: BHP gets final approval for $20 billion iron ore expansion There are "growing signs" that Outer Harbour will take precedence over BHP's massive Olympic Dam project and the greenfield Jansen potash venture in Canada.
May 30, 2012 Olympic Dam decision pushed to the wire If the board of the world's largest miner does not make a decision on the giant copper-gold-uranium-silver project in South Australia's outback by 8 December then it would lose all…
May 29, 2012 First Uranium says Olma demands are ‘unrealistic’ John Hick, lead independent director of First Uranium Corp, described demands from Olma Investment Group and other dissident shareholders received by the company Tuesday as "unrealisic".
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
