April 4, 2012

BHP Australia coal mines vote to continue strike

Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (TYO:8058) in the Bowen Basin area voted to resume their strike, momentarily stopped this morning, right after…

April 4, 2012

Ngualla Drilling to Commence – PEAK RESOURCES LTD

Peak Resources Ltd. commenced its drilling program at NGUALLA, Tanzania.

April 4, 2012

Molyhil Metallurgical Testwork Update – THOR MINING PLC

Thor Mining plc updated its metallurgical results for MOLYHIL, Australia.

April 4, 2012

News release – English – PAPUAN PRECIOUS METALS CORPORATION

Papuan Precious Metals Corp. commenced its drilling program at MT. SUCKLING, Papua New Guinea.

April 4, 2012

Kibi drill results – XTRA-GOLD RESOURCES CORP

Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. announced new drilling results for Kibi, Ghana.

April 4, 2012

News release – English – CONDOR RESOURCES INC.

Condor Resources Inc. updated its drilling results for San Martin (Condor), Peru.

April 4, 2012

News release – English – SUTTER GOLD MINING INC.

Sutter Gold Mining Inc. gave an update on its mine construction of LINCOLN PROJECT (SUTTER GOLD), USA.

April 4, 2012

Black lung payouts expanded under little known Obamacare section

While speculation about the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the Affordable Care Act has been getting all the attention, there is a little known provision in the law that reinstates…

April 4, 2012

No iron ore buying rush seen when China reopens

Physical iron ore traders say they don't foresee a rush of buying from Chinese steel mills tomorrow when the market reopens after a three-day break, with a blurry demand outlook…

April 4, 2012

Coalition sues to block proposed California gold dredge mining regs

Environmental NGOs, an Indian tribe, and fishing groups have sued to block California Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations that would permit dredge mining in the Golden State in 2016.