February 20, 2012

Chile Collahuasi mine resumes operations after snowstorm halt

Collahuasi, the third largest copper mine in the world, resumed operations this morning after a snowstorm halted production on Sunday, publishes online news outlet Terra.cl

February 20, 2012

Final decision soon on Gold Fields tailings joint venture with Gold One

Gold Fields Limited has confirmed that it hopes to make a decision within three months on the way forward for its proposed West Rand tailings treatment joint venture with Gold…

February 20, 2012

Ritchie Bros. conducts world’s largest heavy equipment auction in Florida

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA) held the world’s largest heavy equipment auction in Orlando, Florida last week (February 13 – […]

February 20, 2012

Avanco Resources to double copper gold resource through acquisition from Xstrata

Brazilian copper developer Avanco Resources (ASX:AVB) said today that it would double the company’s copper gold resources through the acquisition of the Pedra Branca Copper-Gold Project in Brazil's Carajas Mineral…

February 20, 2012

Rio Tinto bets on future of automated mining

A train loaded with iron ore travels towards the Rio Tinto Parker Point iron ore facility in Dampier in the Pilbara region of Western Australia April 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Daniel…

February 20, 2012

Australian coal booming despite impending carbon tax

The impending carbon price has done nothing to deter investment in the coal industry, with spending on exploration surging faster than any other mineral commodity.

February 20, 2012

Completed Feed Study – MONGOLIAN RESOURCE CORPORATION LTD.

Mongolian Resource Corp. Ltd. gave an update on its mine construction of Blues Eyes, located in Mongolia.

February 20, 2012

Dalabai Update – CENTRAL ASIA RESOURCES LIMITED

Central Asia Resources Ltd. provided an expansion update for DALABAI, located in Kazakhstan.

February 20, 2012

Class action sharks circle as Kinross Gold vows to fight

At last count four law firms say they are filing class action lawsuits stemming from Kinross Gold's decision to take a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of nearly $3 billion.

February 20, 2012

Mouvex Abaque Series peristaltic hose pumps

Mouvex®, a leading manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, says its Abaque Series peristaltic hose pumps have been designed to meet the challenging requirements of mining, thanks in part to a…