July 5, 2012 Peru detains leader of anti-mining protests then frees him after increased hostility Peruvian police detained former Roman Catholic priest Marco Arana, the leader of the protests against Newmont Mining, yesterday evening. The situation has only worsened since the government declared a state…
July 5, 2012 The next American gold rush has a destination: Nevada Visual Capitalist has put together an infographic explaining why the silver state of Nevada seems now to be the home of the largest gold rush ever experienced in US history.
July 5, 2012 Argentinian legislation might sink Pan American’s flagship Pan American Silver is warning its shareholders that if the reform of mining law in Argentina's Chubut Province is approved, the company will have to declare its Navidad Project "uneconomic."
July 5, 2012 Simformotion™ LLC announces release of mining simulator systems Simformotion™ LLC, Peoria, Ill.—a leader in heavy equipment simulator training solutions—announces the release of two new Cat® Simulator Systems for mining.
July 5, 2012 ThoroughTec launches 4th gen electric truck simulator ThoroughTec Simulation has been building military simulators for over 20 years, earning its stripes engineering armoured vehicle, tank and aerospace simulators.
July 5, 2012 Australia won’t get in the way of Glencore-Xstrata Australia's antitrust regulator has decided it would not oppose commodities trader Glencore's $26 billion takeover of miner Xstrata.
July 5, 2012 Baja’s top shareholder won’t give more for Boleo Besieged Baja Mining suffered another setback on Thursday after Mount Kellett Capital Management, the company’s largest shareholder, announced it wouldn’t provide debt or equity financing for the Boleo project in…
July 5, 2012 Rinehart sells $50 million worth of shares in Fairfax Media The fifth richest woman in the world, Gina Rinehart, has sold $50 million worth of her shares in Australian newspaper group Fairfax as she continues to push for a seat…
July 4, 2012 MICROMINE appoints new Chief Executive Officer Leading software and solutions provider, MICROMINE, has appointed existing Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Fitzpatrick, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
July 4, 2012 SGS begins operation of on-site laboratory at Bomboré Project SGS has commenced operations of an on-site sample preparation facility at Orezone Gold Corporation’s Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
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
