April 5, 2012 $25 admission nets couple 50.5 carat emerald at North Carolina mine ABC News reports that two amateur rockhounds, Libby and Kevin Barrieault, found a 50.5 carat emerald in North Carolina.
April 5, 2012 Oversupply forces Alcoa to cut 390,000 tonnes of annual alumina production Due to an oversupply in the Atlantic region, the world's third-largest producer of aluminum, Alcoa, announced that it was cutting 390,000 tonnes of production of alumina.
April 5, 2012 Zimbabwe ‘owns’ majority of all foreign mining companies Zimbabwe's Black Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, announced today it has taken majority ownership of foreign-owned mining firms, which had not already given a controlling stake to black Zimbabweans.
April 5, 2012 JPMORGAN CHASE and amp; CO.: University of Colorado Denver and J.P. Morgan Launch Academic World’s First Comprehensive Center for Commodities J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities will Expand Education and Research in Finance, Economics and Policy J.P. Morgan and the University of Colorado Denver today announced the opening of the J.P.…
April 5, 2012 Lake Shore Gold resumes operations at Timmins and announces 1Q results Canadian Lake Shore Gold (TSX:LSG) announced it has resumed operations at its Timmins West Mine in Ontario, where a worker died on Tuesday, and reported a fall in its quarterly…
April 5, 2012 Golden Phoenix Files Lawsuit Against Waterton Global Value L.P., Scorpio Gold Corp. and Scorpio Gold Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company" or "Golden Phoenix") (OTC.BB: GPXM.OB - News), as plaintiff; through its counsel, Bowen Hall Ohlson & Osborne, and Mineral Ridge Gold…
April 5, 2012 Too much of a good thing? A recent study published by Canberra-based think tank The Australia Institute calls for a slowdown in mining investment.
April 5, 2012 Lynas rare earths plant in Malaysia gets momentary red light Malaysia's Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has postponed granting a temporary rare earths mine operating license (TOL) to Australian miner Lynas Corp. (ASX:LYC) until an outstanding appeal by residents to…
April 5, 2012 China Digital Venture Corporation strategic acquisition of US-based exploration and mining company ARNEVUT is focused on the exploration and development of the Island Mountain Property in the Jerritt Canyon Trends of Nevada as its primary property.
April 5, 2012 Rio and BHP should team up: analysts Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton could have more success selling their diamond assets if they team up, according to analysts from Nomura.
Nickel price jumps as Indonesia’s top mine cuts output Quota cuts at Indonesia’s largest producer, PT Weda Bay Nickel, tighten supply as LME nickel extends a 20% rally. February 11, 2026 | 03:50 am
