January 11, 2012 Keech mechanical bucket in underground mine trial A new mechanical bucket to be released in February 2012 by Keech Australia has been put to trial in the Newcrest Cadia East gold mine in Orange, New South Wales,…
January 11, 2012 Corruption commission investigating BHP’s FIFO camp The WA Corruption and Crime Commission is investigating allegations of misconduct over BHP Billiton’s plans to add 6,000 extra fly-in-fly-out workers to Port Hedland.
January 11, 2012 Three injured in underground mine accident Three miners have been injured at the Agnew underground gold mine.
January 10, 2012 Thanks for not suing mommy like your brother and sisters: Rinehart gifts daughter (25) one of mining’s top jobs The richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, on Tuesday handed her daughter Ginia (sic) directorships of three companies, including Hancock Prospecting which controls her $10 billion empire. Ginia who…
January 10, 2012 Chinese miner has no chance of exploring Perth: Moore The chances of a Chinese mining company exploring for gold and other minerals in Perth’s eastern suburbs are slim, according to WA mines minister Norman Moore. HD Mining and Investment,…
January 10, 2012 Mineral Hill copper/silver/gold mine exceeding expectations KBL Mining, formerly Kimberley Metals reports the Mineral Hill mine has achieved sustained concentrate production, process plant feed rate achieving 16% above design and first production stope outperforms on copper…
January 9, 2012 Crocodile Gold Board Advises Shareholders to TAKE NO ACTION at This Time as Discussions With Luxor to Improve the Current Offer Are Ongoing and Alternatives Continue to Be Explored Crocodile Gold Corp. (TSX:CRK)(OTCQX:CROCF)(FRANKFURT:XGC) ("Crocodile Gold" or the "Company") announces that it has mailed its directors' circular (the "Directors' Circular") in response to the offer (the "Luxor Offer") from Armant,…
January 9, 2012 Kicked out of small town motels, Australia’s ‘coal girls’ resort to RV parks Rural communities in Australia’s mineral-rich states are unhappy about the many working girls following highly-paid miners into their small towns and motel and hotel owners are kicking out prostitutes using…
January 9, 2012 Yanzhou/ Gloucester Coal merger has big chance of success – UBS Financial adviser UBS reckons there should be few obstacles in the way of the proposed A$2 billion merger of Chinese miner Yanzhou Coal and Australia's Gloucester Coal.
January 8, 2012 Mining company ordered to clean up train spill A mining company has been ordered to clean up the site of a train derailment in the Northern Territory.
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