February 6, 2013 Public gold audit petition in the US posed to be defeated It needs 25,000 signatures by Feb. 8 and so far has only a bit more than 18,000.
February 6, 2013 Dominican Republic fast tracks mining permits Total process will take up to four months from the moment a company submits its application.
February 6, 2013 BHP cuts more Olympic Dam jobs The giant miner is struggling to keep its massive Olympic Dam project competitive in the current environment.
February 6, 2013 Big holes found in Canada’s oil spill plans Report shows Canadian taxpayers could be on the hook for a massive environmental cleanup bill in the event of an offshore oil leak.
February 6, 2013 Africa’s increasing risks scaring off mining investments: report With the exception of Ghana and Cape Verde, which were ranked as “medium risk” in the index published Wednesday, all others were classified as “high risk."
February 5, 2013 Platinum hits 4-month peak, palladium rockets to 16-month high Supply worries boost PGMs.
February 5, 2013 Zimbabwe unlikely to access money coming from its diamond industry: report The country's diamond industry seems to be under the control of a "predatory elite."
February 5, 2013 Trolex Appoints Strata As New South African Distributor Trolex systems and products are relied on the world over to detect gases, monitor other key environmental conditions and optimise machinery performance in the mining and tunnelling industries. They’re intrinsically…
February 5, 2013 Drill Bits from Metabo Feature Solid Carbide Head Bits reduce vibration, drills more precise holes
February 5, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Market intelligence Feb. 2013 A macro view of the markets highlighting changes in economic indicators, report relevant news stories, reveal commodity and financial trends.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am