April 2, 2012 Lake Shore Gold announces reserve estimate for Timmins West mine, which will support next five years of production Lake Shore Gold Corp.(TSX:LSG)(NYSE Amex:LSG) today announced a new reserve estimate for the Company's Timmins West Mine, located 18 kilometres west of theTimmins, Ontario. Timmins West Mine is a commercial…
April 2, 2012 CHALCO pays $925M for 60% of SouthGobi Resources In a three-way deal with Robert Friedland's Ivanhoe Mines, the Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO) is bidding for 60% of SouthGobi Resources' and paying $8.48 for each common share.
April 2, 2012 Extreme use of mining vehicles can make them catch fire — Here’s how to protect them Fire protection equipment specialist Worldman offers a comprehensive range of vehicle fire suppression systems designed to detect and suppress fires occurring in mine site vehicles.
April 2, 2012 Jewellery strike ends as India defers excise duty on non-branded gold With the government's postponing indefinitely its proposal to bring non-branded gold jewellery under the excise duty net, jewellers have started making a tentative move to re-open shutters.
April 2, 2012 DTI ‘blindsides’ ArcelorMittal South Africa South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry has decided to exclude steel from its preferential procurement plans. AMSA's shares fall over 5%
April 2, 2012 Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president…
April 2, 2012 South Africa mulls nuclear fuel cycle facilities The country wants another 9,600 MW of nuclear energy to boost its struggling power grid and is considering the re-establishment of its uranium enrichment and conversion facilities.
April 2, 2012 Polyus Gold terminates Altyn deal The company says it has terminated a 2011 agreement to sell its operating units in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Romania to Altyn because part of the deal, known as the First…
April 2, 2012 Passport Potash identifies indicated resources at Arizona project Passport Potash's project in Northern Arizona has indicated resources of 125.6 million tonnes, justifying a feasibility study on the Holbrook Basin project.
April 2, 2012 Poland’s KGHM buys another 29% of Ajax Mining The state-controlled copper miner has purchased another 29% of Ajax Mining, its JV company with Abacus Mining for $29.9 million, raising its bet on Canada as its second base.
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
