July 16, 2012 World Bank opens case on Colombia’s Eco Oro Minerals gold mine The World Bank Group accepted a complaint and will evaluate its investment in Eco Oro Mineral’s Angostura mining project, a proposed large-scale gold mine located in a fragile, high-altitude wetland…
July 16, 2012 Oil spill wake-up moment Keeping track of all these pipelines is becoming a challenge. We have the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the planned Northern Gateway pipeline to the West…
July 16, 2012 SGS adds fire assay to Elko, USA laboratory SGS is pleased to announce the addition of a new fire assay laboratory to our facility in Elko, Nevada, USA. This expansion is the most recent in a series of…
July 16, 2012 Unions left out of Newmont’s negotiations in Peru Negotiations among Peruvian authorities, Newmont Mining and the local communities with the intent to end the seven-month conflict over the $5 billion Conga project in the northern region of Cajamarca,…
July 16, 2012 How to get rich in outer space: a visual guide Recent developments show that becoming rich by profiting of the minerals that asteroids, stars and unknown planets have to offer it is closer than ever. Before it is too late,…
July 16, 2012 UK’s imminent sale of uranium producer to bring in billions British taxpayers could net as much as $4.6 billion with the government’s sale of its stake in nuclear power giant Urenco, a move which aims to solidify the country’s policy…
July 16, 2012 The mining boom in Australia is over, or is it? This was the year for Australia’s mining boom Martin Ferguson hinted on Monday. The Resources Minister highlighted the end of the high commodity prices era that will force the country’s…
July 16, 2012 Australia’s mining success places Great Barrier Reef in peril The unprecedented success of Australia's mining sector, which enabled the country to successfully weather the financial crisis and has triggered a surge in the Aussie dollar, may have caused irreparable…
July 16, 2012 Tinkler pursues Whitehaven Coal bid in wake of share plunge Former electrician turned mining tycoon Nathan Tinkler has issued a further bid for the remainder of Australia's Whitehaven Coal Ltd., following a 17% plunge in the company's shares since Tinkler's…
July 16, 2012 China’s Zijin Mining obtains regulatory approval for Norton Gold takeover Zijin Mining Group (HK:2899), China’s largest gold producer, announced on Friday that its bid for Australia’s Norton Gold Fields Limited (ASX:NGF) had successfully obtained approval from Australian regulators.
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
