October 27, 2011 Sandvik hosts drill and blast Mining Forum in Johannesburg Leading surface and underground drill manufacturer, Sandvik, held a dedicated Mining Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 11-13. The theme was 'Mastering Surface Drilling and Blasting.' Hosted by Sandvik…
October 26, 2011 Investors applaud Sherritt’s pace building world’s biggest nickel mine, stock jumps 10% Canada's number one coal producer and world-leading nickel miner, Sherritt jumped 10.2% on Wednesday after reporting a doubling of quarterly net earnings and good progress at its massive Ambatovy project…
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…
Genome BC, BRIMM biomining partnership aims to de-risk genomic tools development Partnership Supported by an investment of up to C$1 million over three years. February 17, 2026 | 02:54 pm
