October 26, 2011 Xstrata reopens S.Africa mine shaft after fatality "The Section 54 was unconditionally lifted on Monday after a detailed presentation was done to the DMR (department of mineral resources). The shaft is now back to full production," spokesman…
October 26, 2011 Nimrodel Resources commences scoping study on Botswana project Australian firm Nimrodel Resources has selected Nightingale Africa Partnership to conduct a scoping study at the Taklamakan project in Botswana. The study, to be carried out in production licence 035/2007,…
October 26, 2011 South Boulder Mines: Scoping study delivers potential multi decade potash mine life at Colluli South Boulder Mines ( ASX: STB ) has ticked off another major milestone at the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea, with an Engineering Scoping Study confirming the viability of the…
October 25, 2011 Art gallery thieves make a quick buck melting down rare bronze sculptures for scrap market AP reports one of the four bronze sculptures that included a Jules Dalou, sculptor of the famous Triomphe de la République in Paris (pictured), stolen from the Johannesburg Art Gallery…
October 25, 2011 Gem sells rough for $16.5 million and bargains for cut of polished profit London-listed Gem Diamonds announced Tuesday it has sold the world’s 14th largest white diamond discovered at its Letšeng Mine in Lesotho two months ago for $16.5 million in cash. Gem…
October 25, 2011 This week in uranium: Ur-Energy starts building in Wyoming, Cameco heads for Argentina Ur-Energy is almost ready to start construction at the Lost Creek uranium project after being awarded a permit to mine from the state of Wyoming. Meanwhile, Cameco has signed a…
October 25, 2011 Ghana should increase mining tax to gain revenues – IMF The International Monetary Fund says Ghana stands more to gain should it choose to explore ways of taxing its mining sector to generate revenues. ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana, Africa's second…
October 25, 2011 MineARC offers new refuge chambers and dramatically extends African and South American coverage MineARC recently released two new refuge models aimed at the coal mining industry in Australia/NZ, the new CoalSAFE refuge chamber and the Change-Over-Station (COS). The MineARC COS is designed to…
October 25, 2011 Capital Drilling wins new exploration drilling contracts in Egypt and Tanzania Capital Drilling Ltd, the emerging and developing markets drilling company, has further contract wins and extensions, for Centamin Egypt, African Barrick and Thani Dubai Mining. These new contracts have increased…
October 24, 2011 Australia approves $1.3B Anvil Mining takeover The Australian government has approved the $1.3B takeover of Anvil Mining (TSE:AVM) by China-based Minmetals Resources Ltd. The deal announced on September 30th required approval from the Australian Foreign Investment…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
