July 6, 2012

Kyrgyz Prime Minister visits Centerra’s Kumtor mine amid contract evaluation

On Friday Centerra Gold hosted a visit by the Kyrgyz Prime Minister Babanov to the Kumtor mine. The visit came a week after Kyrgyzstan authorities said they wanted to renegotiate…

July 6, 2012

July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers

The Oppenheimer family, controller of giant diamond miner DeBeers since 1927, has officially let go of its 40% stake in the company after South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister approved the…

July 6, 2012

Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns

Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.

July 5, 2012

British Columbia Tailings failure at the HB mine near Salmo BC

A short note to end a sunny day.  There is a report of potential failure of a tailings dam on the news.  Here is what is reported: The Regional District…

July 5, 2012

Ludman Industries enhances its engineering capabilities

Ludman Industries, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is proud to announce the addition of two key personnel to their engineering team, Adam Coursin and Doug Draheim.

July 5, 2012

ABB to help new iron ore plant to operate at the highest levels of energy efficiency

Electrification and automation solutions for Northland Resources mine in northern Sweden.

July 5, 2012

Dispute over Argentina’s Los Azules copper project just got uglier

With the recent announcement that there’s much more copper in the Los Azules copper project in Argentina than initially thought, the stakes in a lawsuit contesting its ownership have become…

July 5, 2012

Caterpillar loses social index as Israel uses bulldozers in Palestine

Earth-moving equipment maker Caterpillar has been removed from the socially responsible share index, managed by US investment firm MSCI, over Israeli use of its bulldozers for demolition in Palestine.

July 5, 2012

De Beers Canada releases 2011 year in review

De Beers Canada released its 2011 Year in Review, summarizing the company's performance in the areas of operations, finance, sustainability and contributions to Canada and the communities in which we…

July 5, 2012

New product promises to reduce environmental effects of burning coal

Asia Coal Catalyst Company has launched new product that promises to improve significantly energy efficiencies, as well as reducing environmental impacts from burning low calorie coal.