August 26, 2012 Large bullion vault to open in London, more planned Due to a rise in gold investments, Brink's will be opening one of the world's largest vaults in the London area before the end of September, according to a report…
August 25, 2012 Plane chartered to survey coal mining site missing in Indonesia with 4 people on board Searchers were hunting Saturday for a small plane missing on Borneo island with an Australian and three other people on board, Indonesian officials said.
August 24, 2012 Conflict Minerals: How the SEC requirements will affect mining companies The SEC won’t require mining companies to disclose whether they mined tin and gold in African conflict countries, in a long-awaited ruling released this week. However, manufacturers will have to…
August 24, 2012 Rinehart’s $6.4 billion coal mine project gets the green light Environmentalists such as Greenpeace have condemned the mine's approval as claiming, it will mean an unacceptable rise in vessels passing the Great Barrier Reef, impacting air quality and native flora…
August 24, 2012 Analyst downgrades Harry Winston on lower production forecasts at diamond mine A revised life-of-mine plan at Harry Winston Diamond Corp’s Northern Diavik diamond mine has taken some of the shine off the company’s stock.
August 24, 2012 India’s Supreme Court raps Karnataka for illegal iron ore export “Shocked” over the magnitude of alleged illegal iron ore exports by private companies in southern India, the country’s Supreme Court said it wants to explore the possibility of punishing the…
August 24, 2012 Iron ore drops into the double digits, lowest in three years Spot market iron-ore prices dropped again overnight despite news that steel production in China, the biggest iron-ore-consuming nation, continued to rise in early August.
August 24, 2012 BHP chews over ways to expand iron ore production in Australia The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, wants to leave the news of its first decrease in annual profit in three years behind by focusing on finding the most lucrative…
August 24, 2012 Australian resource minister declares mining boom over, then backtracks Less than 24 hours after Australia's minister for resources and energy declared that the country's mining boom had come to an end, he appeared saying he was misinterpreted, and that…
August 23, 2012 Dumas receives another safety innovation award from OMCSA Dumas Contracting Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company is a recipient of the 2012 Safety Innovation Award, presented by the Ontario Mine Contractors Safety Association. Dumas received the…
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
