September 21, 2012

Vancouver’s BioteQ announces joint venture partnership with China’s largest copper mining company

Vancouver-based BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc., a leader in innovative technologies for industrial wastewater treatment, recently announced a joint venture partnership with China’s largest copper mining company, Jiangxi Copper Company.

September 21, 2012

Metso and Boliden sign an extension of the services contract for Boliden’s Aitik mine in Sweden

Metso continues to strengthen its own services organization in the region

September 21, 2012

Sandvik Mining celebrates five years LTI-free in De Beers’ Snap Lake diamond mine

At a ceremony held at De Beers Canada’s Snap Lake Mine on September 11th, 2012, Sandvik Mining celebrated the achievement of five years without any Lost Time Injuries (LTI’s), a…

September 21, 2012

Researchers to use plants in platinum mining

Researchers in the University of York' s Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence and the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP) are giving a whole new meaning to the concept of…

September 21, 2012

Codelco turns to BMT for innovative solution

BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced that it has secured a major contract with Codelco, the Chilean state owned copper mining company to deliver its unique…

September 21, 2012

Xstrata gets an extra week to decide on Glencore merger

Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore International (LON:GLEN) have now until October 1 to decided on the $36 billion lauded merger.

September 21, 2012

DiamondCorp shares soar on Lace project financing news

Shares in diamond exploration and development company DiamondCorp PLC (LON:DCP) went up over 24% in early trade Friday after the group struck a financing deal that will meet more than…

September 21, 2012

Large Brazilian mining deal almost lost in translation

It’s an underwriter’s worst nightmare: you launch a bought deal, making you liable for any unsold shares, and then some shocking news about the company comes out. That exact scenario…

September 21, 2012

Oyu Tolgoi ready to lift the curtain, but someone has to turn on the lights

Rio Tinto’s flagship $5.2 billion copper-gold Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia near the Chinese border – one of the biggest mining projects in the world – is practically ready to…

September 21, 2012

Christie’s expects over $15 million for huge Indian diamond

The Archduke Joseph Diamond, a 76-carat gem considered one of the most renowned worldwide, may be sold for more than $15 million in Geneva on Nov. 13, the world's largest…