Harry Winston sells its luxury division to Swatch
The Swatch Group is paying $750 million plus the assumption of up to $250 million of pro forma net debt.
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Argentine court bans Vale from closing down $11bn potash project
The miner must "abstain from ... dismantling installations (and) removing tools, machinery and other work implements" or face heavy fines otherwise.
First Quantum takes over Inmet: a new copper giant is born
The new merged company projects a 1.3 million tonnes of copper output per year by 2018.
Multicrete Systems Inc. becomes an Authorized Distributor for the MINEPRO-Langford Grout Mixer/Pump series equipment.
Rounding out its extensive compliment of Grouting Equipment, Multicrete has added one of the top grout mixer/pump equipment lines to its fleet with great reviews!
The Minerals Education Coalition has a new Website
As reported on canadianminingjournal.com, the Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) recently launched its new website www.mineralseducationcoalition.org. The Coalition includes SME’s (Society for Mining, […]
Breaking up is hard to do. Drumbeat for unbundling of gold majors gets louder
Hedge funder John Paulson set the ball rolling on the breakup of large gold producers. Some miners see it the same way.
US-Canadian native alliance promises to block pipelines
An international alliance of native groups vow to obstruct three major oil pipelines.
FUN BREAK: Spanish photographer ‘set the sky on fire’ beneath mine
Images were taken at the popular mining zone by the Tinto river, in Spain’s Southwest.
Virtual currency Bitcoin surges as Cyprus haircut fears spread
It's not only the gold price that has benefited from fears over governments dipping into private citizens bank accounts.
