April 5, 2012 Junior gold and silver miners building for rebound The turnaround in precious metals prices and shares has been slower in coming than expected. Jordan Roy-Byrne discusses how junior gold and silver miners are building for a rebound in…
April 5, 2012 Doe Run workers clash with police as protestors block Peru’s Central Highway Negotiations between protesting miners and regional authorities resulted in an agreement to create a high-level commission to investigate the continued closure of the La Oroya mining complex in Peru.
April 5, 2012 Chilean miner Codelco shuffles management Chile state copper company Codelco shuffled management at several of its divisions, the company said Wednesday.
April 5, 2012 Alpha Natural Resources to permanently close Upper Big Branch Mine Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) announced today that it plans to permanently close the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine near Whitesville, W.Va.
April 5, 2012 BHP’s coal supplies facing delays Even with Central Queensland miners returning to the coalface, BHP cannot promise its international customers their coal will be delivered on time.
April 5, 2012 Why mining geologists deserve to earn $100K on graduating I have not done this before; I have never repeated a comment as a new posting. I do this now, not because I have become lazy and dependent on others…
April 5, 2012 Top Xstrata adviser fined in UK Investment banker Ian Hannam has been fined Stg450,000 ($A690,000) for revealing inside information on a company to which he was providing advice.
April 5, 2012 Harry Winston Diamond Corporation reports fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year-end results Consolidated sales increased 13% to $702.0 million for the year ended January 2012 compared to $624.0 million for the prior year. This resulted in operating profit of $56.5 million, compared…
April 5, 2012 MDM wins EPCM execution contract for Foskor’s D-Bank flotation plant in Phalaborwa MDM Engineering has been awarded the EPCM implementation for the replacement of Foskor's D-Bank flotation plant at Phalaborwa, in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Founded in 1951, Foskor's Mining Division…
April 5, 2012 New Tier 4 interim wheel loader from Komatsu Komatsu America has annnounced the introduction of the WA500-7 wheel loader. The WA500-7 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D140E-6 engine with a net horsepower of 353 and is EPA Tier…
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
