March 16, 2012 UK tungsten project gets £55 million loan guarantee The past-producing Hemerdon tungsten mine moved a step closer to re-opening after the project's developer secured 55 million pounds in bank loans.
March 16, 2012 First Quantum, unions heading to court over Zambian copper mine First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM), is going to court over a disputed labour agreement at its Zambia copper mine, after talks between the company and unions collapsed.
March 16, 2012 Another MINING.com Top 10: RepRisk’s 10 most controversial mining companies RepRisk, a provider of business intelligence on environmental, social and governance risks, released a report this week on the 10 most controversial mining companies of 2011.
March 16, 2012 Gold drops to 10-week low in euro and sterling The spot market gold price dropped to $1641 an ounce shortly after US market open - a 4.4% fall on the week - as stocks and commodities were broadly flat,…
March 16, 2012 Unfilled jobs in Canada’s north are about to meet B.C.’s welfare recipients Able-bodied welfare recipients in southern British Columbia will receive moving and training assistance so they can fill jobs in Northern B.C.
March 16, 2012 Peru’s illegal miners protests on hold after three died yesterday Thousands of informal miners suspended their indefinite protest in the gold-rich Peru’s Madre de Dios region after three gold miners were killed in clashes with police yesterday.
March 16, 2012 Korea Resources wants at least 10% of world’s largest met coal deposit State-run Korea Resources Corp. (KORES) is planning to invest at least US$532 million (600 billion won) in mining projects abroad this yea, particularly in the coal sector of Indonesia and…
March 16, 2012 Rusoro’s Venezuelan assets to be nationalised, shares fall 12% Vancouver-based Rusoro Mining is preparing to seek international arbitration to obtain compensation for the assets it expects to be nationalised after a deadline to negotiate with the government lapsed.
March 16, 2012 Mining expected to drive continued economic growth across Canada’s North Canada’s North will be leading the country in economic growth over the next two years as a boom in mining projects takes hold, says the Conference Board of Canada’s Territorial…
March 16, 2012 Canadians could join Glencore in Viterra bid News media reports say western Canadian agri-business companies Agrium and Richard may be joining Glencore in a rumored US$5.49 billion bid for Viterra.
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
