July 25, 2012

Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts

FTSE 100 miner, copper giant Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced Tuesday it had appointed Diego Hernandez, the former head of state miner Codelco, a move qualified by insiders as “a goal”…

July 25, 2012

Harmony opts to starve illegal miners

The drastic step, as reported by Reuters, is to "cut supply lines to gangs of illegal miners used to staying deep in the mines for months on end, threatening lives…

July 25, 2012

Third time’s the charm for Peru’s mining issues?

Faced with never ending environmental and social conflicts over mining projects, Peru's President Ollanta Humala decided yesterday to reshuffle his Cabinet… again…for the third time.

July 25, 2012

Miners buying existing projects rather than starting their own: study

Escalating costs and economic instability may be the two main reasons why mining companies worldwide are acquiring existing projects instead of starting their own, shows the latest report from global…

July 25, 2012

SGS minerals laboratory in Turkey achieves certification ISO 9001:2008

SGS announced its Minerals laboratory in Ankara, Turkey has successfully achieved certification to ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001. ISO 9001:2008 certification indicates conformance to the requirements of the Quality Management…

July 25, 2012

Slowdown? What slowdown? Caterpillar’s best quarter in history

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), the world's largest earth-moving equipment maker, raised its 2012 profit forecast on Wednesday based on its quarterly profit report, which beat by far most of Wall Street's…

July 25, 2012

G-Resources pours first gold at Indonesia’s Martabe mine

The Hong Kong-listed miner said on Wednesday that the start of production at Martabe marked a significant milestone for the company.

July 25, 2012

Botswana Diamonds recovers first gem at Libongo project‎ in Cameroon

Botswana Diamonds has recovered a 2-carat, low value, near gem quality stone, which confirms the diamondiferous potential of the deposit.

July 25, 2012

Haiti $20 billion untouched mineral wealth to help the country out of poverty

Two and a half years after an earthquake devastated Haiti, killing more than 300,000, the country could use a windfall to help in its rebuilding efforts. Now, thanks to its…

July 25, 2012

Mining automation – Actuant Corp acquires CrossControl

Actuant has completed the acquisition of CrossControl. Actuant is a $1.6 billion diversified industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries, headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US.