October 7, 2012 South African union leader shot dead near Lonmin mine: NUM A branch leader of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) was shot dead on Friday near a mine run by platinum producer Lonmin as labor unrest sweeps the mining…
October 7, 2012 Rusal goes cold on Gladstone plant Russian aluminium company Rusal has revealed that it will not invest in a planned $A400 million gas-fired power plant at the refinery of Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL). QAL is a…
October 5, 2012 New mining rules coming up for Canada’s northern Ontario already igniting debate A new set of regulations for prospectors and mining companies working claims in Northern Ontario, Canada, which goes into effect Nov. 1, is already stirring some controversy as First Nations…
October 5, 2012 More Than 1,200 Attendees From 18 Countries At The International Economic Forum Of The Americas—Toronto Global Forum Senior policy experts, political leaders gather to consider solutions to world’s biggest issues
October 5, 2012 Asteroid-mining firm hiring “space nuts” and interns Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned asteroid-mining focused Planetary Resources is hiring interns for 2013.
October 5, 2012 Indian state of Goa forced to halt all mines India’s Supreme Court order the state of Goa to halted all mining activities in Goa, including transportation of already mined manganese and iron ore, and sought responses of the union…
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October 5, 2012 Elevated Automation Experience and Advanced Technologies highlight Sandvik Mining’s new capabilities Sandvik Mining introduces the new Sandvik AutoMine® product family
October 5, 2012 Anglo American Platinum fires 12,000 workers Anglo American Platinum, the world's largest platinum producer, has fired 12,000 workers taking part in a three-week illegal strike after following through on tough talk over wildcat stoppages in South…
October 5, 2012 China and Chile join forces during Asia Copper Week The world’s most important copper companies will gather next month in Shanghai in an event organized by the Chinese’s city Futures Exchange (SHFE) and Chile’s Centre or Copper and Mining…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
