February 5, 2012 Tata Steel Canada arm inks deal for rail transportation of iron ore Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), the 80 per cent subsidiary of Tata Steel in Canada, has entered into a “life of mine” rail transportation contract with Quebec North Shore and…
February 5, 2012 Xanadu acquires South Gobi licences Xanadu Mines has acquired two licences in the highly prospective South Gobi porphyry belt in southern Mongolia.
February 3, 2012 Minemakers shares soar 20% on acquisition reports Minemakers (ASX: MAK) shares jumped about 20% today, following media reports that major Indian company NMDC has plans to acquire the company’s Wonarah rock phosphate reserves.
February 2, 2012 Coal India pact with workers State-run Coal India Limited has signed a pact with its trade unions to increase wages by 25 per cent, which would put an additional burden of Rs 6,500 crore on…
January 31, 2012 Potential PR poison: Centerra’s Kyrgyzs mine encroaching on snow leopard park, polluting water supply says govt commission Eurasianet reports two new studies say the massive Kumtor gold mine, controlled by Canada's Centerra's and the Kyrgyzs government, as a matter of routine ignores environmental legislation endangering species such…
January 31, 2012 Iron ore hits a wall After staging an impressive comeback from October's lows, the rally in iron ore prices seems to have run out of steam.
January 30, 2012 Indonesia revokes Australian miner’s licence following violent protests, fatalities The Indonesian Government has revoked the exploration licence of the partner of Arc Exploration following violent protests by locals that have left two people dead. Locals have been protesting the…
January 30, 2012 Undur Tolgoi Minerals Inc. Announces Winter Work Program Over Mongolian Property Undur Tolgoi Minerals Inc. ("UTM" or the "Company") (CNSX:UTM) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has reviewed and unanimously approved an exploration Program (the "Work Program") for…
January 29, 2012 Snubbed by China, Vale diverts $100 million worth of iron ore cargoes to Philippines Vale SA is diverting iron ore shipments to the Philippines as a way of shipping its product to China, as the Asian economic powerhouse continues to resist super-sized vessels destined…
January 29, 2012 Flood in illegal Philippine gold mine kills 2 Police say seawater has flooded an illegal gold mine in a remote area of the Philippines, killing two miners.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
