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…

March 12, 2012

Leapfrog signs new umbrella software licence with Rio Tinto

ARANZ Geo Ltd, developer of 3D geological modelling software Leapfrog Mining, has announced that it has signed a new umbrella software licence with leading mining group Rio Tinto.

March 11, 2012

Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) half yearly report and accounts

The directors of Sundance Resources Limited (ASX:SDL) submit herewith the financial report of Sundance Resources Limited and its' subsidiaries for the half-year ended 31 December 2011.

March 11, 2012

Does gold rise with inflation or is it just rising anyway?

With serious inflation seen as inevitable by most analysts perhaps now is the time to buy gold as an inflation hedge - but data shows that gold has been moving…

March 11, 2012

Indonesia’s Rule No. 24 likely to embolden other nations to grab more from mining

Indonesia surprised the global mining community last week after a new rule – Government Regulation No. 24 of 2012 – was quietly announced on the mining ministry's website. A growing…

March 11, 2012

Oilsands producers plan reconstruction of wetlands

lberta's oilsands producers are used to thinking big, and their plans to clean up the mess their mines leave behind are fully in line with the outsized trucks that prowl…

March 11, 2012

Egyptian MP: Sukari Gold Mine deal extremely unfair

he deal made between Egypt and Centamin Egypt, an Australian mineral exploration and mining company that has been managing the mine since 2007, is extremely unfair, MP Mohamed Awad has…

March 11, 2012

Diamonds surpassing gold as Indian investors’ key target

Times of India reports that diamonds have surpassed gold in the country as key objective for investment, particularly among wealthy individuals who are wary of the volatility in the prices…