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.
March 16, 2012 Kobe Steel to invest $298 million in Southdown iron ore project in Australia Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it reached agreement with trading firm Sojitz Corporation to take a 33% equity share in Sojitz Resources & Technology Pty Ltd, currently a 100% owned…
March 16, 2012 Lukoil Said to Spend $1 Billion to Open Diamond Mine Next Year OAO Lukoil (LKOH), Russia’s largest non- state oil producer, plans to start a diamond mining project next year after investing about $1 billion in a possible challenge to OAO Alrosa…
March 16, 2012 Mining MBAs, LLBs, and LLMs. How to become a mining lawyer and/or director Will the University of British Columbia ever offer an MBA in mining? Seems like a good idea. They have the expertise. They have the reputations. Surely there is a need.
March 16, 2012 Rio halts iron ore port operations as cyclone nears Operations at two ports used by Rio Tinto -- Dampier and Cape Lambert -- were winding down, while mining and its rail hauling line remained open, said a spokesman for…
March 16, 2012 AusGroup wins Karara iron ore contract AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industries has formalised its construction contract with Gindalbie Metals for its Karara iron ore project.
Platinum miners favour payouts over projects even as prices surge Despite strong prices, mining executives are wary of launching new projects without evidence of sustained long-term price stability. February 11, 2026 | 10:30 am
