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MICROMINE Named Innovator of the Year in Russia

Leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, MICROMINE has been announced as “Innovator of the Year” at the 2012 Russian Mining Excellence Awards.

MICROMINE | October 15, 2012 | 10:06 pm

SGS Announces Expansion of Services at Key Canadian Minerals Services Facilities

...planned integration will create large and diverse testing facilities that are key industry leading repositories of geochemical, metallurgical, mineralogical and environmental expertise, staffed by experts who are leaders in their specific fields.

SGS | October 15, 2012 | 10:00 pm

New appointments at ARANZ Geo support international growth

ARANZ Geo Ltd, the developer of 3D geological modelling solutions for the mining, geothermal and hydrogeology industries, today announced two new appointments to support rapid international growth.

ARANZ Geo Ltd | October 15, 2012 | 9:49 pm

Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi

The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.

Frik Els | October 15, 2012 | 7:39 pm

Gold is getting hammered again by US economic data

US consumers are shopping again. But not for gold.

Frik Els | October 15, 2012 | 6:40 pm

Canadian gold miner Petaquilla rejects Inmet’s $112 million bid

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) has rejected as inadequate an unsolicited, a $112-million takeover bid for the company by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which operates a gold mine adjacent to Petaquilla’s Molejon project in Panama.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 4:54 pm

Argonaut Gold makes friendly $341-million deal to acquire Prodigy Gold

Argonaut shares drop 6.87%

Michael Allan McCrae | October 15, 2012 | 4:54 pm

More than half of mining execs think industry is on its way up

Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in the first half of 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 3:39 pm

Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively

Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International (LON:GLEN).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 2:18 pm

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