March 5, 2012 Rio Tinto to invest $2bn in Indian iron ore project Rio Tinto plans to invest $2 billion in an iron ore project in the eastern Indian state of Orissa to supply Indian and overseas clients, Sam Walsh, head of the…
March 5, 2012 Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa re-elects exec committee The Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa today (Monday) announced that all of the members of its executive committee have been re-elected for a new term during its annual elections.
March 5, 2012 PHIL introduces “first true oil sands body” for mining trucks in that sector Philippi-Hagenbuch has designed what it describes as “the first off-highway truck body specifically for hauling oil sands.” Its design minimises material “loafing” and carryback while providing a safer environment for…
March 5, 2012 Catalyst Resource Group signs definitive agreement to acquire gold concession in Laos Catalyst Resource Group (OTCQB:CATA) (PINKSHEETS:CATA), a company engaged in innovative processing technologies to extract gold and platinum group metals, today announced that Company has signed a Definitive Agreement to acquire…
March 5, 2012 Western Areas acquires 100% of Lounge Lizard and Kagara’s nickel assets The Board of Western Areas is pleased to announce the Company has reached agreement with Kagara Limited ("KZL") to purchase 100% of Kagara Nickel Pty Ltd ("Kagara Nickel") including the…
March 5, 2012 New Guinea Gold Corporation to wind down Canadian miner New Guinea Gold Corporation (NGG) has announced that it will cease its ore mining operations at the Sinivit Mine in East New Province.
March 4, 2012 North Springs Resources Receives Positive Independent Review of Producing Gold and Silver Properties in Chihuahua Mexico North Springs Resources Corp. (OTCBB:NSRS) (PINKSHEETS:NSRS) (the "Company" or "North Springs") is pleased to announce that it has received the final draft of a positive geological review regarding the Company's…
March 4, 2012 Green Monday: Glencore dividend payout gives Glasenberg a $110 million pay day Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore International stands to receive dividends worth roughly $110 million on Monday when the commodities giant announces its maiden full-year payment to shareholders.
March 4, 2012 Two top copper mines in Zambia shut down Two of Zambia's largest copper mines, Glencore's Mopani and Xstrata's Kansanshi were shut over the weekend; the former over health concerns and the other after workers downed tools.
March 4, 2012 Cognitive Dust Management: ATMOS Global™ Launches DustAlert+™ World’s First Artificially Intelligent Dust Control and Management System Elite Atmospheric Air Quality Modelling & Forecasting and Climate Change Research Consultants™) launches DustAlert+™ world’s first Artificial Intelligence Multi-factor Multi-criteria Dust Impact Early Warning System™ - a major breakthrough in…
Nornickel sharply hikes nickel surplus forecasts for this year and next The Russian miner said it expected the nickel surplus this year to reach 240,000 tons, up from an estimate of 120,000 tones in July. December 15, 2025 | 07:13 am