July 7, 2011 Zimbabwe says it will pay for foreign firms Foreign companies in Zimbabwe will not be seized but bought out under a black economic empowerment scheme sponsored by President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, a government minister said on Thursday.
July 7, 2011 Zimbabwe may sue De Beers over ‘looting’ of diamond fields under international ban Zimbabwe’s state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Thursday the Harare government is investigating De Beers over claims it smuggled out gems worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" from the controversial Chiadzwa…
July 7, 2011 First Majestic Silver Corp.: another record quarter of silver production First Majestic Silver announced that production in the second quarter of 2011 reached 1,843,830 equivalent ounces of silver, representing an 11% increase over the 1,656,165 equivalent ounces of silver produced…
July 7, 2011 AJM Deloitte releases June 30, 2011 oil and gas price forecast A strong Canadian dollar, a well-supplied North American market and a lack of access to international markets continues to dampen Canadian domestic oil and gas prices according to a quarterly…
July 7, 2011 Saskatchewan potash production could come close to record levels this year Potash will play a huge role in Saskatchewan's predicted economic growth of an average rate of 3.5% over 2011 and 2012, according to the latest economic forecast by Scotiabank. Potash…
July 7, 2011 Shear Diamonds acquires new claims surrounding Jericho Diamond Mine Winter diamond mining in Canada (illustrative) Shear Diamonds Ltd. has announced the acquisition of 34 newly staked claims totaling 77,250 acres contiguous with the Carat Property surrounding the Jericho Diamond…
July 7, 2011 International Lithium updates Mavis Lake project International Lithium Corp.'s update on a Canadian rare earth metals project. Surface exploration on the Mavis Lake rare metals’ project, located 15 km Northeast of Dryden, Ontario, revealed high-grade well-evolved…
July 7, 2011 Selwyn announces Korea Zinc warrants exercise Released By Selwyn Resources Ltd. Share: Text Size: VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/07/11 -- Selwyn Resources Ltd. ("Selwyn") (TSX VENTURE: SWN) is pleased to announce that one of…
July 7, 2011 NGO slams South Africa over role in diamond trade South Africa's role in getting Zimbabwe's diamonds back into international trade is being slammed as "dangerous", amid revelations that government officials there have helped export millions of dollars worth of…
July 6, 2011 Mineworkers around the globe unite for higher wages Unrest and strikes in Indonesia, Chile, Australia and Africa, a shortage of skilled workers in North America and rising labour costs all over the globe are quickly becoming the most…
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
