December 14, 2012 Centerra’s Kumtor project receives environmental claims from Kyrgyz authorities Centerra Gold announces that it has received five claims from the State Inspectorate Office for environmental and technical safety relating to alleged environmental damages at the Kumtor Project.
December 14, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: On the differences between white gemstones This new infographic provides an enlightening comparison.
December 13, 2012 Bumi spurns Rothschild’s proposal in business clash with Bakries Embattled Indonesian miner Bumi has decided to toss its lot in with the prominent Sumatran business dynasty
December 12, 2012 Xstrata puts off $5.9bn mine in Philippines until 2019 Swiss miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) is delaying the commercial production of its $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines to 2019, Sagittarius Mines Inc, the firm's local unit, said Wednesday.
December 12, 2012 Ancient plant dye used to make eco-friendly biomass batteries Ancient plant dye acts as outstanding organic electrode
December 11, 2012 Fresh crisis at Lynas Won't be allowed to treat waste in Malaysia. Shares suspended.
December 11, 2012 Rio Tinto and Anglo sell Palabora to Chinese group Mining giants Rio Tinto and Anglo American are selling a 74.5% shareholding in the South African copper company Palabora Mining to a consortium of Chinese and South African firms, in…
December 11, 2012 Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.
December 11, 2012 Nautilus rockets 27% as investors speculate on what’s next for seabed mining Work off PNG has stopped, but international waters beckon.
December 10, 2012 NALCO could call off Indonesia project over approval delays National Aluminium Company could put a halt to its planned aluminium smelter and captive power plant project in Indonesia should it manage to get clearances and coal linkages for a…
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