May 11, 2011 AngloGold returns to profit, expects higher output Africa's biggest gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (ANGJ.J: Quote) reported a return to profit in the first quarter on Wednesday following its hedge-book buy back and said it expects higher output…
May 10, 2011 Commercial production commences at Nzema gold project Adamus Resources Limited (ASX: ADU) is pleased to announce the Nzema Gold Project in Ghana, West Africa has achieved commercial production effective 1 April 2011.
May 10, 2011 High copper prices lift First Quantum profits Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO:Quote) reported a 37 percent rise in its first-quarter profit, as declines in copper production were more than […]
May 9, 2011 Taipei Times: Vale opens new coal mine in Mozambique Taipei Times reports: Brazilian mining giant Vale opened a new US$1.7 billion coal mine in Mozambique yesterday, tapping the southern African country’s thermal and coking coal reserves of about 23…
May 8, 2011 De Beers to sell Namaqualand to Trans Hex for $33.5M De Beers announced that it will sell the Namaqualand diamond mine in South Africa to Trans Hex for 225 million Rand ($33.5 million). The sale joins a number of low…
May 8, 2011 First blast signals start of shaft sinking phase at Wesizwe’s Frischgewaagd-Ledig complex Following the approval by Wesizwe shareholders in March 2011 of the total mine development financing solution offered by the Chinese consortium of Jinchuan, CAD Fund and Micawber, TWP Projects, a…
May 6, 2011 A-Cap Resources: Uranium resources grow by 65% A-Cap Resources has reported a 65 percent increase in uranium resources, from 158 million to 261 million pounds, at its Letlhakane project in Botswana, the company stated this week. The…
May 6, 2011 De Beers announces sale of NM Mines De Beers Consolidated Mines ("DBCM") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Namaqualand Mines to Trans Hex in a transaction valued at R225 million. The agreement…
May 6, 2011 Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd. and First Bauxite Corporation terminate their option and joint venture agreement over the Essequibo-Demerara bauxite project in Guyana FIRST BAUXITE CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FBX)(FRANKFURT:FBI)(BERLIN:FBI) ("First Bauxite" or the "Company") First Bauxite Corporation is announcing that the Letter of Understanding between the Company and Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd.…
May 6, 2011 Platinum to trade above $1,900 despite another gross surplus in 2011 – GFMS GFMS, in its recently-published "Platinum & Palladium Survey 2011", is forecasting that platinum will sustain a gross surplus in 2011 of a similar magnitude to that of 2010. Mine production…
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am