August 13, 2012 Sinking coal prices force major job cuts in Australia Xstrata Coal confirmed Monday it has cut a number of jobs from its coal mining operations in Australia, due to sinking prices for both coking and certain kinds of thermal…
August 13, 2012 Botswana’s Okavango diamond announces interim board Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), the new diamond trading enterprise owned by the Botswana government, today (Monday) announced its interim board with Toby Frears as its first managing director.
August 13, 2012 Orvana reports results for the third quarter with adjusted earnings of $0.03/share and appoints new chief operating officer The report highlights an adjusted earnings of $0.03/share, a new chief operating officer and production of 18,344 ounces of gold with 5.1 million pounds of copper.
August 12, 2012 Coal India board may approve changes in model FSA Coal India board is likely to approve on Monday the model fuel supply agreement (FSA) to be signed with power firms, with significant changes in the penalty clause for failing…
August 12, 2012 Xstrata points to thermal coal recovery Coal chief executive Peter Freyberg has called the bottom of the thermal coal market, telling investors last week ''we are seeing recovery in the markets''.
August 12, 2012 Mining hits farm sector in India’s Sandur: Study Rampant illegal mining conducted in Sandur taluk of Bellary district has caused an enormous damage to the environment, health of human beings and animals over the last decade, a recent…
August 12, 2012 Mining returns to historic Comstock Mining has returned to Nevada's historic Comstock more than 150 years after the discovery of one of the world's richest silver veins touched off a frenzy that drew thousands of…
August 12, 2012 China’s main gold miner posts gloomy results Zijin Mining Group Co, China's largest gold producer by output, said Saturday that its net profits slumped 19.95 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2012 as the world's economic…
August 12, 2012 South Africa’s third wealthiest man owes the taxman $250 million South Africa’s third wealthiest man and mining entrepreneur, billionaire Christoffel Wiese, it is said to owe the country’s revenue agency (Sars) an estimated $250 million (R$2 billion) in unpaid taxes.
August 12, 2012 From asbestos to ‘Plan Nord’: Canada’s Quebec sparks controversy over mining plans Weeks after Quebec’s ruling Liberal party re-launched the province's asbestos industry with a $58-million loan to the Jeffrey mine, opposition leaders are calling the federal government to end what they…
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
