South Africa becomes China’s third biggest iron ore supplier
Rival exporter India struggles to overcome troubles in its mining sector, while Australia remains well in the lead
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Funding for Research on the Impacts of Coal Seam Gas Mining
The Northern Star reports that the Southern Cross University in Australia plans a research project on the impacts of coal seam gas […]
Australia and India to start talks on uranium sales
Government representatives will meet in March.
Egypt finds highly concentrated natural uranium reserve
Government plans to offer mining contracts to international companies.
New mercury treaty leaves artisanal gold miners in limbo
Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly poor ones.
SGS Acquires E&S Engineering Solutions Inc., USA
Our approach of combining metallurgical and process engineering expertise into a single integrated business model unlocks the full economic project potential for our clients.
First Uranium receives $25 million from AngloGold
The figure corresponds to the balance of the $335 million sale of its subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions to AngloGold Ashanti in March last year.
South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday
South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.
South Africa’s Gold Fields output hurt by strikes
The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.
