March 27, 2012 US coal-fired power: What the gas boom started, Obama has just finished off The closures and the dearth of new builds are as much a function of new environmental impact laws as it is of the US gas boom, which has sent natural…
March 27, 2012 Mining in Mexico: a wise investment? At lunch today a colleague posed the question, would you invest in a Mexican mining enterprise? My answer: I honestly don’t have a clue.
March 27, 2012 Gold drops more in late trade Spot gold prices retreated from two-week highs on Tuesday after being repulsed by the $1,700 per ounce level. Losses continued in New York trade after hours on the back of…
March 27, 2012 £500m of plundered art hidden in German silver mine An expedition to uncover £500 million of missing artwork looted by the Nazis during the Second World War has been launched in Germany.
March 27, 2012 BHP’s Marius Kloppers makes 30 best CEOs in the world list (again) Why? For mining the stuff for making China.
March 27, 2012 La Mancha posts record net earnings of $36.1 m and record operating cash flow of $89.4 m for 2011 In 2011, La Mancha made headlines within the investment community by demonstrating, through a DFS and increased resources, our potential to quickly grow into an intermediate gold producer.
March 27, 2012 Silver tailings: Profitable waste? Tailings are materials produced from mining such as milled rock and effluents. In many cases, massive quantities of these materials, regarded as waste, are left from previous operations. Given the…
March 27, 2012 Australian coal workers to strike at BHP Bowen Basin mines Workers at BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX: Quote) seven Bowen Basin coal mines in Australia will go on strike beginning Tuesday night following unproductive negotiations over work conditions with the company, the…
March 27, 2012 Greencastle Options Base Metal Exploration Properties in Northwest Ontario Greencastle Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VGN) ("Greencastle" or the "Company"), has signed a formal agreement with Linear Metals Corporation ("Linear") whereby Linear assigns all right, title, and interest in and to…
March 27, 2012 Coal Miner’s Daughter, Chinese style In China these days, if you’re a daughter in one of the country’s growing numbers of well-off coal mining families, a big part of life involves managing the risks you bear in getting your clan in…
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
