April 30, 2012 Newmont’s profit grows 9% despite Peru’s Conga Mine project difficulties Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE and TSX: NEM) reported a 9% increase in first-quarter profit to $561 million, or $1.13 a share, despite the ongoing troubles with its hindered $4.8 billion…
April 30, 2012 Japanese joining Indians, Chinese as major gold buyers According to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, there is mounting evidence of large amounts of buying in the gold market by India, China and now, Japan.
April 30, 2012 Sirius Minerals in early talks with lenders for UK potash project Potash explorer Sirius Minerals says it is in early talks with lenders to raise $2.5 billion needed to fund its North Yorkshire potash project in the UK.
April 30, 2012 Aquarius Platinum posts Q3 net loss The miner posted a net loss of $9.4 million for the quarter to the end of March, owing to weaker platinum prices and a drop in production on the back…
April 30, 2012 Canada becoming world class iron ore region, copper to rally H2 -Scotiabank’s Mohr China's push to diversify its supplies away from the big three iron ore miners is propelling development that will transform Canada's Nunavut/Labrador Trough into a world-class iron ore region.
April 30, 2012 Iron ore billionaire plans to rebuild the Titanic and run against Deputy Prime Minister Clive Palmer, who made his fortune through securing access to 160 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves in the Pilbara Ranges, plans to rebuild the Titanic and contest the seat…
April 29, 2012 A significant paradigm shift in public activism There has been a significant paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and a growing hostility toward mining and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups toward virtually all…
April 29, 2012 Invest in Africa now: Nana Sangmuah Last year, Africa was the region that witnessed the strongest growth in gold-mining operations. In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Nana Sangmuah, managing director of research with Toronto-based…
April 29, 2012 For miners, coal is no longer hot It's been a bleak spring for U.S. coal miners—and the question for Arch Coal Inc. ACI -1.66% and Alpha Natural Resources Inc. ANR -3.88% is whether they can even meet…
April 29, 2012 BC overpaid by $21 million to settle uranium mine claim: NDP The Opposition New Democratic Party is alleging the Liberal government of BC overpaid Boss Energy to abandon plans for a uranium mine near the Interior city of Kelowna.
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