Zimbabwe bans alluvial mining
The government has cancelled all existing permits and will issue no new ones.
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Robert Kennedy Jr. to visit Albertan oilsands
He plans to meet with environmentalists, aboriginals and the oil industry.
The Euro zone crisis, Africa and the rise of China
More than three years after the debut of the euro zone’s crisis,it is still difficult to map a lasting way out of the economic turmoil that plagues the old continent.
Little optimism for Canadian mining equities in Ernst & Young report
Weak performance from the Canadian mining market while S&P/TSX Composite index on the rise.
‘Complex’ Simandou production date put in doubt
Guinea says the massive iron ore project will miss first production set for 2015.
Copper soars after Freeport McMoRan declares force majeure on Grasberg mine
Measure seeks to avoid liability on existing orders after production was suspended due to an accident.
Metso receives recognition for its efforts to improve mining safety in Chile
Anglo American Chile names Metso best safety partner of 2012
China coal import ban ‘catastrophic’ for small Indonesian miners
Small coal miners are already under financial pressure coming from falling prices and their rather higher costs.
Seabed miner Nautilus handed breathing aid: $40 million after shares sale
The company will use it to keep up its plans of mining the deep blue frontier.
