October 15, 2012 SGS Announces Expansion of Services at Key Canadian Minerals Services Facilities ...planned integration will create large and diverse testing facilities that are key industry leading repositories of geochemical, metallurgical, mineralogical and environmental expertise, staffed by experts who are leaders in their…
October 15, 2012 New appointments at ARANZ Geo support international growth ARANZ Geo Ltd, the developer of 3D geological modelling solutions for the mining, geothermal and hydrogeology industries, today announced two new appointments to support rapid international growth.
October 15, 2012 Maptek Vulcan™ provides ‘competitive advantage’ for university students The University of Zacatecas, Mexico, recently benefited from a donation of 20 Maptek Vulcan licences.
October 15, 2012 Vietnam may buy more gold to boost supply As the November 25 deadline for credit institutions to stop gold mobilization approaches, Vietnam is considering to import more gold to boost supply and reduce price gap between domestic and…
October 15, 2012 Canadian gold miner Petaquilla rejects Inmet’s $112 million bid Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) has rejected as inadequate an unsolicited, a $112-million takeover bid for the company by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which operates a gold mine adjacent to Petaquilla’s…
October 15, 2012 More than half of mining execs think industry is on its way up Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in…
October 15, 2012 Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International…
October 15, 2012 Global consulting firm The Highland Group opens Americas Mining practice The Highland Group, a leading global business consulting firm, today announced the formal establishment of its Americas Mining Practice.
October 15, 2012 WEBCAST/ONSITE AUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION, MINE & POWER ASSETS Wednesday, November 7 @ 10:00 am EST in Becancour, (QC) Canada. Unprecedented offering of late model & new construction and mine equipment. Featuring: 2008 Terex HC230 crawler crane; (2) Cat…
October 15, 2012 Vale seeks $500 million IADB financing for potash project Brazilian giant miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) is about to close a $500 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for its Rio Colorado potash project in Mendoza, Argentina.
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