December 2, 2011 British Churchill Mining threatens Indonesian government with arbitration London-listed Churchill Mining Plc is threatening Indonesia to seek international arbitration, saying that the company was unlawfully deprived of a US$1.8 billion coal discovery in the jungles of Borneo Island.…
December 1, 2011 India’s Aditya Birla Group joins bid for Australian coal miner New Hope India's leading aluminum and copper producer Aditya Birla Group confirmed Thursday that it has officially expressed an interest in bidding for Australian coal miner New Hope.
November 28, 2011 Indian consortium and Canadian firm awarded big Afghan iron ore contract A group of Indian companies and Canada's Kilo Goldmines Ltd. (CVE:KGL) have been awarded the contract to mine the Hajigak iron ore deposit in Afghanistan. MINING.com reported Nov. 19 that…
November 27, 2011 Filipino tribe protests against nickel mining venture Members of a Filipino tribe are protesting after the country’s second richest businessman agreed to enter a nickel joint mining venture with a Chinese concern on the island of Palawan.…
November 27, 2011 Draft mining bill provides for royalty sharing in India The Indian government set up a group of ministers to look into the proposed new draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011. The cabinet considered the recommendation of…
November 27, 2011 Xstrata, Highlands push back PNG study to end-2012 Miners Xstrata Copper and Highlands Pacific have delayed the completion of the feasibility study for the Frieda River joint venture copper/gold project, in Papua New Guinea, by 11 months. Xstrata…
November 27, 2011 Indochine Mining kicks off drilling near Barrick’s Porgera gold mine in PNG Indochine Mining (ASX: IDC) has commenced the first phase of a drill programme of up to 10,000 metres at its Mt Kare gold/silver project in Papua New Guinea, designed to…
November 26, 2011 Philippines coal plant breaks ground The Alcantara Group’s Sarangani Energy Corp. on Friday broke ground on its 200-megawatt coal-fired plant project, which is estimated to cost $400 million to build and reduce electricity rates by…
November 25, 2011 Centurion Minerals Engages Maison Placements for $2 Million Brokered Private Placement VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2011) - Centurion Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CTN) ("Centurion", "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Maison Placements Canada Inc. to act…
November 25, 2011 Public’s support of nuclear power waning; Brits and Americans buck the trend A BBC poll enquiring about the public's appetite for nuclear power has delivered some surprising results. The poll by GlobeScan, commissioned for the BBC, asked 23,231 people in 23 countries…
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
