April 8, 2012 Joy Global explains underground coal mining This video by mining equipment manufacturer Job Global, more educational than promotional, gives an excellent overview of longwall, versus room and pillar underground coal mining.
April 7, 2012 US job growth boosts copper bulls Copper hit its highest level in 2012 this week, boosted by strong manufacturing data from China. Steady job growth in the US too is pushing up demand, but downside risks…
April 7, 2012 Nine trapped in collapsed wildcat mine in Peru Nine workers trapped inside a wildcat mine in southern Peru received oxygen and liquids through a giant hose on Saturday while a rescue team toiled to get them out, officials…
April 7, 2012 United States : UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER inaugurates J.P. MORGAN commodities center The University of Colorado Denver declared that it has inaugurated the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, after receiving a $5.5 million gift from the banking giant. It is stated that…
April 7, 2012 Orko Silver plunges 34% on Pan American pullout Orko Silver crashed 34% Thursday on news that Pan American Silver is walking away from Orko's La Preciosa project in Mexico.
April 7, 2012 Romania pulls out of mine sale Reuters reports that Romania has backed out of a deal to sell its largest state-owned copper mine, Cupru Min Abrud.
April 7, 2012 China’s gold demand will not be dented even by its hard landing Having just returned from another visit to China, where I had the opportunity to talk with a number of “insiders” in the Chinese gold community, I am more convinced than…
April 7, 2012 Tata Power eyes stake in South Africa’s Sekoko’s Waterberg Coal Tata Power, India's largest private power producer is in talks with South African energy company Sekoko Resources to acquire a 30-per cent stake in the Waterberg Coal Project in South…
April 6, 2012 White Tiger swings into $10 million loss, but management pay rises 9-fold Net losses came in at a shade under $10.5 million for the year which as mainly due to what the company termed "administrative costs" that totaled $15.2 million (it was…
April 6, 2012 The ‘lunar trajectory’ of Canadian mining investment The source of the surge in mining investment has been quite diverse, reflecting the widespread advance in prices. For 2012, gold leads the way with $3.6 billion of capital spending.…
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
