August 29, 2012 Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that…
August 29, 2012 Newcrest restarts Lihir mine Gold producer Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) resumed its operations at the Lihir project, in Papua New Guinea, following the resolution of a dispute lodged by the Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association…
August 29, 2012 EPA needs $635 million and 30 years to clean Silver Valley Idaho's Silver Valley will need to pay $635 million under a new 30 year plan by the federal government to clean up over a century's worth of mining pollution in…
August 28, 2012 Land fight forces Newcrest to shut Lihir gold mine Australia’s largest listed gold company by market capitalization, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM), said Tuesday it had to suspend production at its flagship Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea, as protests from…
August 28, 2012 Eco Oro shares plunge on Colombian mining agency ruling Shares of Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (TSX:EOM) plunged over 50% on Tuesday to $94 cents in early trade after Colombia’s national mining agency scrapped most of its concession on environmental…
August 28, 2012 Enerpac® RAT-Series Rail Alignment Tool delivers safe, effective track positioning for underground mining applications Enerpac®introduces the RAT-Series Rail Alignment Tool for safely and effectively positioning track to prevent motor car derailment issues in underground mining applications.
August 28, 2012 Chavez told to ‘forget oil’ and boost the country’s gold industry The president of Venezuela's national mining chamber (Camiven), Luis Rojas, called the country leader Hugo Chavez to boost the local gold industry, as bullion production levels are close to historic…
August 28, 2012 Gold rush due at Goldplat After a strong summer, predicated on an improvement in sentiment surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and hope the world’s central banks will introduce a further round of stimulus measures…
August 28, 2012 Perseus Mining reports maiden profit of $52.5 million Gold miner Perseus Mining (ASX & TSX:PRU) reported Tuesday a maiden profit of A$52.4-million for the 12 months ended June, after the company reported its first half year of commercial…
August 28, 2012 S. Africa gold mining shares knocked by wage hike demands South Africa's gold mining companies have been hit by union demands for wage hikes but the industry has little room to budge as current collective agreements do not expire until…
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