March 12, 2012 Anti-coal mining activists received Australia’s taxpayer funds Several groups named in a secret Greenpeace-led coalition to destroy the coal industry have received almost $750,000 in federal funding.
March 12, 2012 Peru mining investments reached US$7.2 billion in 2011, 77% more than in 2010 Mining companies in Peru invested US$7.2 billion in 2011, 77% more than in 2010, Mines and Energy Ministry (MEM) reports.
March 12, 2012 Conveyor Manufacturers Association of South Africa launches two new industry training courses Increasing the level of technical skills in the conveying industry is of prime concern to the Conveyor Manufacturers Association in Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite the size and influence of the…
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…
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
