March 22, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata merger won’t happen this year EU regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the mooted $90 billion merger of the commodities trader and coal giant and the whole vetting process could take until early 2013. That…
March 22, 2012 Tata Group looking to partner with South African coal miner The Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate, is said to be investigating a joint venture with South African coal producer Increase Coal.
March 22, 2012 Nevsun posts $78m profit for Dec quarter Nevsun Resources, which owns the Bisha gold mine in Eritrea, made $78.3-million in net after-tax earnings in the last three months of 2011, about 12% lower than the previous quarter’s…
March 22, 2012 Proven and Probable Reserves Grow by 36% at La Mancha’s Frog’s Leg Mine La Mancha Resources Inc. (TSX: LMA, hereinafter "La Mancha" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Proven and Probable gold reserves (the "reserves") at its Australian Frog's Leg mine…
March 22, 2012 Powerscreen honours dealer network Powerscreen, provider of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, presented top awards to dealers at World Dealer Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
March 22, 2012 Randgold shares plunge almost 13% after military coup in Mali Randgold Resources (LON:RRS, NASDAQ:GOLD) shares fell close to 13% this morning after a military coup in Mali, where the company has three gold mines that account for most of its…
March 22, 2012 DiamondCorp’s CEO ready to speak to financiers after SRK green light Paul Loudon, chief executive of DiamondCorp (LON:DCP), is preparing to talk to banks, project financiers and potential rough diamond buyers. It comes after an independent engineering report gave the green…
March 22, 2012 Gold Fields buys 40 pct stake in Philippine gold/copper project The world's fourth-largest bullion producer acquired the stake after making a $110 million down payment this week and retained the option to acquire an additional 20% in the Far Southeast…
March 21, 2012 Metalex discovers another large (18Ha) kimberlite in Angola Metalex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV : MTX) ("Metalex", the "Company") is pleased to report that our geological field technician reports that kimberlite has been intersected while core drilling a 18 hectare…
March 21, 2012 In West Africa, a Canadian mining company pioneers ‘the new humanitarianism’ Mining company boss Steve Letwin was ecstatic when he struck a precedent-setting deal with the Canadian government to work together on a training project for African youth. “I think it’s…
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
