March 12, 2012 Canada’s Gabriel Resources under fire in Romania Canada’s Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX:GBU) became the centre of attention this morning as an important figure of Romania's 1989 revolution, MEP Laszlo Tokes, left his party on Monday over Rosia…
March 12, 2012 Botswana’s government to trade diamonds The government of Botswana has established a new diamond trading company that will be responsible for the purchasing, selling and marketing of the state’s portion of Debswana Diamond’s production.
March 12, 2012 Inuit government officially ends 3-year uranium mining moratorium in Canada’s Labrador The Nunatsiavut Government of Labrador, a regional Inuit government formed in 2005, has officially lifted a three-year-old moratorium on uranium mining on Inuit lands, by enacting its Environmental Protection Act…
March 12, 2012 Freeport McMoRan resumes work at Grasberg gold/copper mine The company resumed work at its massive Grasberg mine as expected on Monday for the first time since a suspension on Feb 23.
March 12, 2012 Inchcape shipping announces ambitious expansion plan for Canada nchcape Shipping Services today announced an ambitious three year plan to expand its logistics and supply chain business within the Canadian marketplace whilst ramping up its east & west coast…
March 12, 2012 Ritchie Bros. sells more than US$48 million of equipment in Fort Worth, TX auction Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than US$48 million of equipment items and trucks at a two-day unreserved public auction held in…
March 12, 2012 Crandall Canyon victims’ families call plea bargain deal ‘a slap in the face’ "I can't believe what the [U.S. Attorney] did. We are emotional and at a loss for words. I wish they had not done anything. It would have been better than…
March 12, 2012 Oxford Instruments’ new handheld XRF analyser X-MET7500 for light element analysis Oxford Instruments says the new member of its handheld XRF analyser X-MET7000 series, the X-MET7500 delivers fast and accurate analysis of the widest variety of materials, including trace elements and…
March 12, 2012 New Boart Longyear products launched at PDAC At the PDAC event in Toronto last week, Boart Longyear made two major technology launches; the LS600 sonic rig, support vehicle and sonic tooling; along with the launch the 10UMX…
March 12, 2012 Outotec to deliver Kansanshi sulphuric acid plant Outotec has signed a contract with the Zambia-based mining company Kansanshi Mining for the design and delivery of a gas cleaning system and a sulphuric acid plant for its copper…
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