Nunavut uranium mine could open by 2017
Areva's Kiggavik mine in Nunavut, northern Canada, could be open as early as 2017, CBC News is reporting.
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Cameco investors half a billion richer by lunchtime
After steady gains throughout the morning Cameco Corp. was trading up 6% by lunchtime on Friday, after reports yesterday that its Kazakh join venture is planning to up output by a third. Gains for the year now top 20%.
Global warming meets Arctic mining next week in Quebec
More than 2,000 international experts will meet in Montreal, Canada, next week to discuss the latest research about how climate change is altering the Arctic faster than the inhabitants, and the governments that regulate the phenomenon, can keep up with.
Obstructions to Anglo American Minas-Rio iron ore project keep on coming
Anglo American’s CEO, Cynthia Carroll, said yesterday the company faces further disruption to its US$6 billion Minas-Rio iron ore operation in Brazil, although it hopes to resume construction at the site.
Bad weather hits Alacer Gold Q1 output, but 2012 outlook rises
While Alacer reports lacklustre production in the fourth quarter due to poor weather conditions in Turkey, it increases overall guidance for the year.
South African mining industry at a crossroads: Webber Wentzel
The South African mining industry, the backbone of the country’s US$357 billion economy, is at a crossroads, says Johannesburg-based international legal powerhouse Webber Wentzel in the article “Whither the South African mining industry?” published late March.
$1,700 gold needed before fresh buying is likely
Gold prices traded less than 1% off yesterday's high on Friday morning as European markets remained broadly flat.
Xstrata threatens Australian marketing company with defamation over spoof of anti mining taxes campaign
Mumbrella may face defamation charges from Xstrata Coal after it published a parody video of the anti mining taxes campaign, re-launched last week by The Minerals Council of Australia.
All aboard the Chinese iron express: BHP joins Rio Tinto and Vale in new trading platform
Diversified miner BHP Billiton (NYSE:RIO) today became the third iron giant to join the new China Beijing Metals Exchange (CBMX), only a few days after competitors Vale (NYSE:VALE) and Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) did the same.
