May 9, 2012

Chinalco Mining seeks $1 billion IPO for massive Peru copper mine

With huge investments in Peruvian copper, Chinalco Mining, a division of the giant Aluminum Corp of China, follows another Chinese state-owned miner to the Hong Kong market to raise money.

May 9, 2012

Canadian Teck Resources shows renewed interest for the iron ore industry

Canadian miner giant Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TCK, TSX:TCK.B) is interested in entering the iron ore industry and would seek to acquire a producing asset rather than develop a mining project,…

May 9, 2012

Thousands of mining jobs coming to Canada’s Northern Ontario thanks to new chromite project

The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines announced today that Cliffs Natural Resources will invest $3.3 billion to build a chromite mine, transportation corridor and processing facility in Northern…

May 9, 2012

Anglo American Platinum to adopt fuel cell locomotive

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s largest platinum producer, launched today the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa.

May 9, 2012

Mesa Exploration Bounty Potash update

Mesa Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MSA)(PINKSHEETS:MSAJF) ("Mesa") announces an update on progress at the 100% owned Bounty Potash Project in the Great Salt Lake Desert of western Utah.

May 9, 2012

Silver forecasters bullish as funds retreat from slump

At a time when hedge funds are reducing bullish silver bets by the most in two years, analysts predict a rally as manufacturing expands from China to the U.S., boosting…

May 9, 2012

Doctor Glencore predicts ‘healthy’ demand for raw materials

Swiss commodities trader Glencore International PLC (LON:GLEN) painted a rosy outlook for the worldwide demand for raw materials this year, as China and the U.S. help offset the impact of…

May 9, 2012

Collapse in Canadian mining deals in midst of global uncertainty

While 2011 was a near-record year for mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with over 2,600 deals worth $149 billion in the global mining sector, 2012 is not looking so good,…

May 9, 2012

Great Panther updates mineral resource estimates at the Guanajuato Mine Complex and San Ignacio Project; Extends mineralization at San Ignacio

Great Panther Silver Limited CA:GPR +1.03% GPL +0.51% ("the Company") announces the completion of the updated mineral resource estimates at the Company's wholly-owned Guanajuato Mine Complex ("Guanajuato Mine") and San…

May 9, 2012

Two mines among costliest Canadian contaminated sites

Two Canadian mines are among the country's most expensive contaminated sites to remediate, CBC News reports.