December 29, 2011 Japan’s preference for higher value diamonds continues After the pre-holiday season restocking phase in September and October, Japan’s polished diamond imports eased to $62.1 million in November.
December 29, 2011 Goa’s iron ore continues crossing borders suspiciously Goa's mining industry, in the last six months, has reported almost 10 per cent of its Iron ore being exported under doubtful circumstances despite being under strict surveillance for illegal…
December 28, 2011 Diamond prices to rise over four years Diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, outpacing gold, as increased spending on luxury goods in China, India and the Middle East outpaces supplies of the…
December 28, 2011 New Guinea Gold halts mining operations at Mt. Sinivit after occupation New Guinea Gold (CVE:NGG) temporarily halted mining and processing at its Mt Sinivit operation after it was occupied by the Wild Dog Mining Area Landowner Association and Lulai Nakama Association.
December 28, 2011 Protests and deaths in Indonesia force Australian gold exploration company to halt activities Arc Exploration Limited (ARX), an Australian gold mining exploration company with presence in Indonesia, has halted activities at a project in Bima, after a violent protest at the nearby port…
December 28, 2011 Freeport’s Grasberg copper-gold ops contractor under pressure Indonesian contractor KPI under pressure to settle with Unions to bring the strike at the massive Grasberg copper-gold mine to an end.
December 28, 2011 Copper concentrator (40,000 t/d) order in Mongolia awarded to FLSmidth FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately $105 million from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine some 500 km…
December 27, 2011 Japan Q1 crude steel demand seen at near 2-yr low Japanese demand for crude steel is expected to fall 6.2 percent from a year earlier to an almost two-year low of 26 million tonnes in the January-March quarter, as a…
December 26, 2011 FeOre aims for first rail haulage of Mongolian iron ore within two years FeOre, a Mongolia focused iron ore explorer, has been admitted to the ASX following a successful initial public offer of up to AUD 140 million shares at AUD 0.25 to…
December 26, 2011 Coal mine incident kills another labor in Baghlan province According to reports, another Afghan coal mine labor was killed at northern Nahrin district of Baghlan province during the rescue efforts on Saturday evening. The latest casualty tolls up the…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
