April 2, 2012 Prophecy up 4.8% after Southgobi deal puts Mongolian coal back in focus Prophecy has more than 1.4 billion tonnes of surface minable coal resources at its flagship Chandgana project and is already producing at Ulaan Ovoo in Mongolia.
April 2, 2012 ‘Sense of duty’ prevented another Fukushima nuclear disaster The Mainichi Daily News profiles Yanosuke Hirai, a technocrat in Japan, whose doggedness and sense of personal duty, compelled him to build a breakwater high enough to deflect the March…
April 2, 2012 Australia to lure more U.S. construction workers to mining projects by reforming licensing rules Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in the burgeoning mining and gas industries by changing how their skills…
April 2, 2012 CHALCO pays $925M for 60% of SouthGobi Resources In a three-way deal with Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Mines, the Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO) is bidding for 60% of SouthGobi Resources' and paying $8.48 for each common share.
April 2, 2012 Extreme use of mining vehicles can make them catch fire — Here’s how to protect them Fire protection equipment specialist Worldman offers a comprehensive range of vehicle fire suppression systems designed to detect and suppress fires occurring in mine site vehicles.
April 2, 2012 Chinese government rolls up independent miners in rare earth industry group In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as regulate its rare earths players, China is launching an industry association for the precious…
April 2, 2012 World’s first carbon neutral mine around the corner The Yunong Qian project, located in the highlands of Nepal, might become world’s first carbon neutral mine, as Gekko Systems Pty Ltd announced today the final funding approval of the…
April 2, 2012 Mine closed as more workers exposed to hazardous coal gas Following the exposure of 25 miners to hazardous gases, Thiess has shut down dangerous sections of the Collinsville coal mine.
April 2, 2012 Paladin Energy forced to get new CFO as Korte moves to push world-class iron project Uranium company Paladin Energy Ltd (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN) announced it named Alan Rule as its new Chief Financial Officer effective July 23, 2012. He would be replacing the current CFO, Garry Korte,…
April 1, 2012 Once-idled Japanese coal mines back in business Japan has found a silver lining in the cloud of nuclear plant shutdowns following last year's Fukushima disaster.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
