April 16, 2012 Junior miners partly to blame for poor price performance While there are a number of external factors behind the recent fall in the valuations of junior miners, there is a sense that the companies themselves should bear some of…
April 16, 2012 Continued growing demand for jewelry in Japan Sales of precious metals, art and jewelry at Japan’s department stores have been on the rise in March, outpacing the growth of most other consumer categories.
April 16, 2012 Lining up the colours: Westridge Resources’ epithermal gold project in Mexico About 40-minutes’ drive beyond a seaside resort town in Mexico, past tomato, mango and orange farms, Westridge Resources has optioned an 11,000 ha property. The Charay project (pronounced "cha-rye") is…
April 16, 2012 The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights: Meet mining’s 40 richest billionaires MINING.com counts more than 90 billionaires involved in minerals, metals and mining on the planet with a combined wealth of well over $300 billion.
April 15, 2012 Codelco buys in copper to meet deliveries The world's largest copper miner has been forced to buy from other miners and traders to meet its deliveries to customers, a rare move that underscores how the mining industry…
April 15, 2012 Private equity firm KKR plans to create diamond giant from BHP, Rio units Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. wants to buy the diamond mining operations of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto PLC and merge them to create a challenger…
April 15, 2012 400,000 tonnes dead weight – Vale’s massive ore carriers suffer new setback Two of Vale's massive Valemax carriers were in Subic Bay, Philippines for just under a month transferring cargo to smaller ships to carry iron ore onto China, because the 400,000…
April 15, 2012 South Africa’s Transnet coal deliveries gain momentum Transnet on Monday raised the curtain on its recently announced $37 billion expansion programme, saying it included an ambition to take thermal coal rail capacity to 98Mt per year by…
April 15, 2012 Coal of Queensland shareholders fight over float Influential shareholders in Coal of Queensland will take court action today as part of a dispute over whether they should be allowed to buy a large part of the company…
April 15, 2012 8% drop in U.S. polished diamond imports U.S. diamond traders and buyers imported less diamonds in February and increased their exports during the month. At the same time, the focus is shifting to higher value goods.
Gabon dismisses energy concerns over 2029 manganese refining deadline The world's No.2 producer introduced the policy last year to diversify its economy after decades of raw‑ore exports. February 11, 2026 | 11:59 am
