August 7, 2012

Kincora Copper intersects significant high grade copper at Bronze Fox and gold at Tourmaline Hills

Results from the project, located 140 km northeast of Oyu Tolgoi, show an average copper grade across 180m of 0.5% Cu and 0.1 g/t Au.

August 7, 2012

Nautilus receives final proceeds from first tranche of private placement

The 555,556 shares issued today completes the first tranche of a $34 million capital raise involving the issue of approximately 37.7 million shares at a share price of $0.90.

August 5, 2012

Filipino miners balk at mining rules

Artisanal miners in the Philippines are accused of causing environmental devastation but the miners vow to resist mining reforms announced by President Benigno Aquino.

August 5, 2012

Coal India board to meet to resolve penalty issue on Tuesday

Coal India is likely to resolve the penalty issue and finalise new fuel supply agreements (FSA) in its board meeting on August […]

August 5, 2012

Coal-gate scam to set Parliament on fire

The coal-gate involving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in allocation of the coal mines to private parties is set to put Parliament on […]

August 5, 2012

Power policies — shrouded in darkness

The massive breakdowns in the Northern, Eastern and North-Eastern Grids in the last couple of days resulting in major power failures in […]

August 5, 2012

Eight nickel shipments completed from Berong output in H1

TOLEDO MINING Corp. Plc. completed eight shipments of nickel ore in the first half from output produced at a Palawan project, the […]

August 5, 2012

Steel firms in state plan to up capacity

The recent decision of the Supreme Court capping iron ore production at 30 million tonnes per annum in Karnataka has not deterred […]

August 3, 2012

Mongolia’s champion of resource nationalism is going to jail for four years

Former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar was found guilty on corruption charges and sentenced to four years in prison just weeks after he made a political comeback with his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary…

August 3, 2012

India’s coal mines threaten dwindling tiger population

India's tiger population has dwindled from tens of thousands a century ago to a mere 1,411 according to the last official census.