July 11, 2012 Bolivia seizes South American Silver’s assets Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized the assets of Vancouver-based South American Silver, accusing the miner of causing a conflict that saw violence erupt among communities around the mining project…
July 11, 2012 Rio and BHP near the top of most transparent companies list Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton came up tops in the 2012 report by an anti-corruption group which analyzed the 105 largest publicly listed companies across the world.
July 11, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger to be decided Sep 7 Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach…
July 10, 2012 Patrick J. Largier appointed FLSmidth Senior VP With the closing 3 July 2012 of FLSmidth’s acquisition of the Australian engineering and equipment supply company, Ludowici Limited, FLSmidth is announcing that it has appointed Patrick J. Largier as…
July 10, 2012 IBC sponsored nuclear fuels research receives award R&D Receives Award from the American Nuclear Society
July 10, 2012 2012: the best year so far for manganese and here is why This year could be the best for manganese producers, the 4th most traded metal in the world, according to Visual Capitalist.
July 10, 2012 Mexican workers stop Excellon Resources operations amid IIROC’s decision to impose a trade halt Unionized workers of Durango Sate in Mexico, forced Canadian miner Excellon Resources to halt its operations at San Pedro mine after over 70 union members occupied the facilities last night.
July 10, 2012 Metso acquires MW Power Metso and Wärtsilä have received the necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission to close the initiated ownership changes of MW Power Oy.
July 10, 2012 Serendipity Diamonds re-launches amidst diamond jubilee celebrations UK-based Serendipity Diamonds have launched this week its brand new transactional website, marking its fifth year selling online.
July 10, 2012 Zimbabwe’s teachers want their salary in diamonds The core teachers’ union of Zimbabwe has demanded the proceeds of diamond sales be spent on their wages and on improving current working conditions.
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
