China to exploit global warming for Arctic mineral riches
Cash-flush China is intent on seizing its share of the oil and mineral bounty made available by the melting of the Arctic ice cap.
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Taseko up 5% as investors bet Prosperity will be OK’d this time
Initial exploration activity in the vicinity of the Prosperity deposit date back to the early 1930s.
Heavy Vehicle Lift Leader Stertil-Koni Announces Five-Step Plan for Mine Safety and Performance
STEVENSVILLE, MD, September 17, 2012 – As the mining industry becomes increasingly reliant on heavy-duty hydraulics for vehicle maintenance and cleaning, lift […]
Now on! Rare earth clearance sale
Talk of a bottom in rare earth prices seems premature as China's magnet factories run at 40% capacity.
Teck selects BMT’s innovative payload monitoring system
BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced its latest project with Canada’s largest mining company, Teck Resources, to deliver its Pulse TerraMetrix RS system.
South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent
A bad choice of words.
One dead in clash near Barrick Peru mine, operations halted
Canada's Barrick Gold has temporarily suspended operations at its Pierina mine in Northern Peru after violence between a nearby community and police left one person dead and four seriously injured.
BHP ditches another three coal projects
BHP Billiton has added three new names to its growing list of shelved coal mine projects as it defers its Red Hill and Saraji East coal projects.
Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10%
Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.
