October 17, 2011

Stellar Diamonds Final Results For The Year Ended 30 June 2011

Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM: STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, announces its audited results for the year ended 30 June 2011.

October 17, 2011

Zimbabwe’s PM critical of local ownership rules for mining companies

Speaking at an agricultural conference in Johannesburg on Monday, Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai described the country's controversial law requiring foreign mining companies to be majority-owned by local blacks as too…

October 17, 2011

New dense medium cyclone offers benefits in coal processing

Weir Minerals Africa is poised to go into full production with its fully locally fabricated Cavex® ceramic dense medium (DM) cyclone, developed to offer coal companies around the world an…

October 16, 2011

Rio Tinto Simandou payment helping rebuild Guinea infrastructure

A significant amount of Rio Tinto's $700 million payment to settle its dispute over the huge Simandou iron ore will be used to help mend the country's dilapidated infrastructure. The…

October 16, 2011

NTPC plans to acquire coal mines in Mozambique, Indonesia

NTPC Ltd, India’s biggest power producer, has appointed a consultant to evaluate two medium-sized coal mine acquisitions in Mozambique and Indonesia even as it plans to exit International Coal Ventures…

October 16, 2011

Xstrata’s South African miners poised to strike

More labour unrest is brewing at South African mines. Reuters reports that workers poised to strike at 16:00 GMT today at Xstrata's operations across the country. The strike is over…

October 14, 2011

Canaco drills 35.0 metres at 6.45 grams per tonne gold in the Western Lodes and 55.3 metres at 3.19 grams per tonne gold on the Magambazi Main Lode

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 14, 2011) - Canaco Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CAN) ("Canaco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce new assay results from diamond drilling at the Magambazi…

October 13, 2011

Great Basin on track to achieving higher mining rate at Burnstone

Miningweekly.com reports gold miner Great Basin Gold (GBG) was on track to achieving its planned increased rate of mining at the Burnstone mine for the remainder of this year and…

October 13, 2011

Merrex Gold thinks big in Mali

The much maligned junior gold mining sector enjoyed a rare respite on Wednesday, but while most juniors moved up, Merrex Gold (MXI-V) was one of the most favored of them all. The…

October 12, 2011

Company announcement: Xstrata Coal South Africa latest to join Weather Intelligence Systems (WIS)

Xstrata Coal South Africa, is one of the latest companies to adopt WIS as its strategic weather intelligence partner. Staying true to its people-centric ethos, XCSA, have invested in theWIS…