BHP holds a whopping 1,425 permits in Peru
BHP obtained 144 exploration permits in the South American country in 2012
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New import tax could slash Indian gold buying again
Curbing already slack demand.
Metso strengthens plant optimization services by acquiring U.S. software company ExperTune Inc.
Metso has acquired U.S. software company ExperTune Inc.
K+S Potash Canada Selects Veolia’s HPD Evaporation and Crystallization Technology for New Potash Plant
K+S Potash Canada, a subsidiary of the K+S Group, has awarded Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies a multi-hundred million dollar contract to supply the evaporation and crystallization equipment constituting the core process system for a greenfield potash project.
Perseus Mining misses Ghana gold production forecast
Perseus Mining (ASX, TSX: PRU) said Wednesday gold production at its Edikan gold mine in Ghana will be less than the 58,500 ounces projected in late November for the December 2012 quarter.
Canada’s New Gold Blackwater project open for public comment
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is requesting local people send in their opinions about the Blackwater project, New Gold Inc.’s proposed mine in British Columbia.
Egypt halts Centamin gold exports
Centamin was the only large producer in the country
Mining shares lead rally ignited by US fiscal cliff deal
The FTSE 100 index rose 139 points to 6,037 points, the first time it has been above the 6,000 level in 17 months, with mining shares exceptionally high.
New remote truck checking services
Volvo Trucks has developed a new GSM-based system that allows the workshop to check a truck’s condition remotely – a development that promises increased uptime and lower maintenance costs, to be release in Europe this year.
