February 12, 2012 ‘To buy gold or not to buy gold That is the question’ Former investment bank Mark Carnegie says gold would be a good hedge Source: The Australian TO buy gold or not to buy gold? That is the question. That may depend…
February 12, 2012 Rio Tinto’s Diamond Income +6.6 pct in 2011 Heavy rains at Argyle (above) in 2011 led to lower production and a need to add $0.5 billion to the underground project (IDEX Online News) – Rio Tinto diamond revenues…
February 10, 2012 Golden age for Newcrest as it rakes in net profits at a rate of $110 million per month When asked if shareholders could be rewarded with a special dividend Newcrest chief executive Greg Robinson said such a move was ''always on the cards'' in times of plenty.
February 10, 2012 ABB completes acquisition of Mincom Swiss engineering company ABB, through its subsidiary software developer Ventyx, announced that it has completed the organizational integration of Mincom, an Australian leading global supplier of enterprise asset and work…
February 10, 2012 Norilsk to open 40,000 t/y nickel project in Australia Nickel major Norilsk is preparing to start its Honeymoon Well project, in Western Australia, following positive studies completed in 2011, director of overseas operations Roman Panov said this week.
February 10, 2012 Another railcar dumper deal for Metso Metso is to supply another tandem rotary railcar dumper to Hamersley Iron in Australia. The equipment will be delivered to Hamersley Iron's Cape Lambert, Port B iron ore operation in…
February 9, 2012 Peel Mining Limited (ASX:PEX) Mallee Bull Returns More High-Grade Copper Perth-based explorer Peel Mining Limited (ASX:PEX.AX - News) is pleased to report that follow-up RC/diamond drilling at the Mallee Bull prospect (previously known as 4-Mile), part of its 100%-owned May…
February 9, 2012 Climate-change skeptic calls for Aussie version of Fox News Former British politician and newspaper editor Lord Christopher Monckton — a prominent climate change skeptic and the UK Independence party's head of research — caused a ruckus this week in…
February 9, 2012 Salmon River announces US$2 million loan Salmon River Resources Ltd. ("Salmon River" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SAL) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with Rigdon Limited ("Rigdon"),…
February 9, 2012 Gindalbie awards Karara mining contract to Downer EDI Gindalbie Metals has announced the award of the magnetite ore mining contract for the Karara iron ore project in Western Australia to Downer EDI Mining. With a total estimated value…
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point. January 22, 2026 | 01:08 pm
