November 6, 2011 GJEPC Working on Road Map for Colored Gemstones Revival The first-ever Mines to Market conference for colored gemstones wrapped up last week in India’s gem-cutting city of Jaipur. Rajiv Jain and Sanjay Kothari, chairman and vice chairman of the…
November 4, 2011 Majors amassing $144 billion in M&A cash… start buffing up your gold projects The cash at the world's top six mining companies is estimated to top out at $144 billion by end 2013 and M&A activity this year is already up 67% over…
November 4, 2011 Sino Vanadium execs give minorities a 180% premium as farewell present Top management and eight shareholders who control 73.9% of the outstanding shares of TSX-Venture listed Sino Vanadium on Friday announced that they are taking the tiny firm private. The company…
November 4, 2011 China coal mine blast: 4 dead, 57 trapped Rescuers were working Friday to try to save 57 miners who were trapped in a coal mine in central China after a rock explosion that followed a small earthquake, state…
November 4, 2011 China economy slowing visibly: Rio Tinto chief China's economy is "slowing visibly", the chairman of mining giant Rio Tinto said Friday, but he expressed confidence that it will prove resilient to any sharp correction in other major…
November 4, 2011 China to impose local coal consumption caps -report China is planning to cap coal consumption in a number of pilot regions as part of its plans to increase the use of clean energy and cut air pollution, the…
November 3, 2011 Chinese firms in Zambia accused of mistreating workers Chinese-run copper mines in Zambia are routinely mistreating workers and breaking the law by imposing up to 18-hour shifts and flouting international health and safety standards, according to a report…
November 3, 2011 4th quarter rough diamond demand to decline by $1 billion The Citizen reports fourth-quarter rough diamond demand will be about $1.2 billion less than the $4.6 billion sold in each of the first three quarters of the year, Israel Diamond…
November 2, 2011 18 workers confirmed dead 6 days after coal mine accident in central China All 18 of the miners who were buried underground after a gas explosion in a coal mine in central China's Henan province six days ago have perished, according to local…
November 1, 2011 96% of non-Chinese rare earth projects will fail, says Jack Lifton A mining industry consultant says the high processing costs and level of expertise required in bringing rare earth mines into production means most of them will fail. In an interview…
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