July 9, 2012

South American Silver’s Bolivian mining license revoked, workers set free

Bolivian Labour Minister, Daniel Santalla, signed an agreement on Sunday with the leaders of the Andean local community of Malku Khota who were holding five employees of Canadian South American…

July 8, 2012

Steel industry fears demand has plateaud

Sunday's Financial Times asks the question: Has the age of “peak steel” – in which world steel annual output and demand reaches a plateau at about its current level of…

July 8, 2012

Fourth month of declines in Belgium’s rough diamond exports

Another month of declines in Belgium's rough diamond trade.

July 6, 2012

Eastplats caps 30% weekly gain with rap on the knuckles from BC securities commission

Vancouver-based Eastern Platinum was forced to issue a clarification over contained platinum resources at its South African PGM properties following a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission.

July 6, 2012

RAG Mining Solutions and SDIC Coal signed frame contract

At the end of June 2012 RAG Mining Solutions and Chinese coal mining company SDIC Coal signed a frame contract.

July 6, 2012

Geovariances announced release of Isatis 2012

Geovariances (http://www.geovariances.com/), a global leader in geostatistical solutions, is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of its featured software solution Isatis 2012.

July 6, 2012

Bolivian farmer dies in demonstration against South American Silver

A Bolivian farmer died on Friday and at least four others were injured when protesters occupied the Malku Khota project, operated by Canadian South American Silver in the Andean highlands.

July 6, 2012

Rio Tinto strikes deal with locked out workers in Canada

Locked out workers at a Rio Tinto Alcan plant in Quebec, Canada, voted to end a six-month labour dispute that has dragged on since Dec. 30, said the United Steelworkers…

July 6, 2012

Argentina’s glaciers law won’t affect Pascua Lama: Barrick

Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold company, said a new ruling outlawing mining near glaciers in Argentina will not interfere with its Pascua-Lama mine, one of the world’s largest new…

July 6, 2012

Opec’s gift to oil sands producers: high oil prices

Canadian oil sands producers battling high development costs are getting help from an unlikely quarter: Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies.