January 10, 2012

SC panel visits Panna diamond mines

A seven-member Supreme Court committee visited the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday to inspect diamond mines and issues related to mine closure plan and utilization of funds…

January 10, 2012

India takes another stab at buying into Belaruskali, won’t talk contracts with other producers until July

Indian officials will visit Belarus later this month to restart negotiations to buy a stake in the ex-Soviet country's state-owned potash producer after suspending contract talks with Canadian and other…

January 10, 2012

Olympus Exceeds Its 2011 Gold Production Target

Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (TSX:OYM)(OTCQX:OLYMF)(FRANKFURT:OP6)(ASX:OYM) Chief Executive Officer, John Seton, is pleased to announce production results from its Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu Gold Plants for the period ended December…

January 8, 2012

India’s gold demand likely to remain muted in 2012

India’s Gold demand is likely to remain muted in 2012 and could stay at levels seen in 2011, said Commerzbank in a research note.

January 8, 2012

Indian steel industry welcomes hike on iron ore export tax

ET reported that some of the Indian steelmakers claim that they will benefit from the government's decision to impose 30% duty on ore exports as it will make the mineral…

January 8, 2012

Indian coal giant buys SA rights

Later this month Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's biggest coal producer, will sign an agreement with the Limpopo government in terms of which it will receive mining rights on…

January 8, 2012

INDONESIA – Maiden gold resource for Talang Santo

Kingsrose Mining has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate for the newly discovered Talang Santo gold prospect at the Way Linggo project in southern Sumatra’s Lampung Province.

January 7, 2012

Video shows effects of reckless iron ore mining in India

Illegal iron ore mining in the Karnataka region of India led to a 2009 ban on iron ore exported from the region.

January 7, 2012

India copper, nickel up on industrial demand

Copper and nickel prices rose by Rs 2 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today on pick-up in industrial demand amid a firming global trend.

January 6, 2012

Philippines shutting down hundreds of mines due to major landslide

The Philippine government on Friday ordered the shutdown of 500 small mines threatened by landslides in a southern town where a chunk of a mountain tumbled down on sleeping residents…