April 12, 2012

Glenstrata would stay number one in zinc even after losing 0.5 Mtpa in Canada in 2013

A full merger of Glencore and Xstrata, now before shareholders, will make the group the world's biggest zinc producer, with a controlled output of about 1.6 million tonnes and a…

April 12, 2012

Essar plans to buy coking coal mines in Africa, Australia

Essar Steel is planning to acquire coking coal mines in Africa or Australia to help the company that has few captive sources of crucial raw materials integrate backward to protect…

April 12, 2012

Chieftain Metals addresses historic environmental legacy at Tulsequah

Victor Wyprysky, President and CEO of Chieftain Metals Inc., commented: "Chieftain's immediate attention to provide a solution to the historic environmental issues at Tulsequah demonstrates the high importance we place…

April 12, 2012

Investors pile back into Guyana Goldfields on new feasibility

Guyana Goldfields vaulted 15.8% on Thursday, after raising just shy of $26 million from an institutional investor and its CEO, and announcing a revised feasibility study for its Aurora gold…

April 12, 2012

Rio, BHP iron-ore output to drop

Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are set to report lower-than-expected iron-ore output for the March quarter after heavy rain and cyclones disrupted operations in Australia.

April 12, 2012

Metso to supply mineral processing equipment for Abhijeet Group’s new iron ore plant in India

Metso will supply a complete set of mineral processing equipment for a Greenfield iron ore beneficiation plant to be built in Saraikela district of Jharkhand in Eastern India.

April 12, 2012

Maptek releases Vulcan 64-bit mining software to global market

Mining technology provider Maptek will release Vulcan 64-bit to global mining customers during April.

April 12, 2012

Communications partnership brings increased range of products and services to the Papua New Guinea market

Leading Papua New Guinea radio communications company, TE (PNG), has partnered with Mine Radio Systems (MRS) Pacific, to develop a market leading communications service.

April 12, 2012

Lowest cost per tonne: The economics of pit to port transportation

Transportation costs are a major component of the total cost of mining ore. Choosing the right option can have significant benefits on mine performance.

April 12, 2012

Sprott gives Lake Shore Gold $70 million and a 9% bump in its stock price

The company we will use the funds to bring its Timmins West Mine in Ontario Canada to full production, complete mill expansion and advance underground work at its other producing…