May 3, 2012 World first successful carbon fibre HQ drill rod trial In what is believed to be a world first, a carbon fibre drill rod has successfully drilled during simulated mineral exploration at the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC Drilling Research and…
May 3, 2012 Grupo Mexico profit jumps 35% on higher production Major copper producer Grupo Mexico reported a 35% jump in first-quarter profit, helped in part by higher mine production numbers.
May 2, 2012 Report: Mongolia going the way of Zimbabwe with mandatory state control of foreign miners Draft legislation, a copy of which was seen by the Financial Times on Wednesday, gave "the clearest sign yet that Mongolia is uncomfortable with the large foreign investments that have…
May 2, 2012 Indian mining dept cracks whip on nine MCL mines In an unprecedented move, the state mining department has cracked the whip on nine out of 11 coal mines operating at the Talcher Coalfields under the command area of Mahanadi…
May 2, 2012 Strike and lower copper price hurt First Quantum production A lower copper price and a strike at its Kansanshi mine in Zambia has bit into the bottom line at Africa-focused base metals producer First Quantum Minerals.
May 2, 2012 Radar-based sensors for reliable all-weather detection of moving and stationary objects An updated series of radar-based sensors with enhanced capability for detecting large objects in challenging outdoor situations has been introduced by Banner Engineering (www.bannerengineering.com).
May 2, 2012 What do Americans think about gold? Precious metals have been relatively quiet this week. After posting its best weekly gain in two months, gold is trading slightly lower at about $1,650 per ounce.
May 2, 2012 Pretium Resources Inc.: Valley of the Kings intersects 9,110 g/t gold as drilling resumes Pretium Resources Inc. reported initial results from the 2012 drill program at its high-grade gold Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia.
May 2, 2012 Scientists trying to breathe new life into Europe’s dying metals mines EuroNews reports on a trend becoming more common in European metal mines: the high cost of extraction amid depleted resources.
May 2, 2012 Orko Silver slips 11% despite release of engineering study Releasing the results of a new engineering study failed to move the markets in a positive direction today for Orko Silver (TSX-V:OK), although the resource-heavy Toronto exchanges were also in…
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
