February 19, 2012

Two of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in 2010 back to work

Two of the 33 Chilean miners trapped during 69 days underground in 2010 are back in the mining world, after over a year of vain efforts to find a job,…

February 19, 2012

Koalas at centre of Queensland coal battle

Graham "Skroo" Turner, whose $365 million fortune makes him one of Australia's richest people, is setting up a koala sanctuary in Queensland in a bid to stop a coal mine.

February 19, 2012

Rio Tinto invests US$518 million in autonomous trains for Pilbara iron ore rail network in Western Australia

Rio Tinto will run the world's first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network, with a US$518 million investment (Rio Tinto share US$478 million) in driverless trains.

February 19, 2012

Coal trumps oilsands as climate change culprit

Emissions from Canada's oilsands are unlikely to make a large contribution to global warming compared to the burning of coal, says a leading climate change researcher.

February 19, 2012

Gold Fields seen to exercise option in Phl mining project

Gold Fields Ltd expects to exercise its option to take 60 percent of the Far Southeast gold-copper deposit in the Philippines in the second half when Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co.…

February 19, 2012

High school grads crush teacher salaries with +$50K/yr mining jobs

The salaries that high school grads can pull in from mining has at least one Idaho teacher considering a mid-life career change.

February 19, 2012

Canadian gold producer Osisko Mining Corporation joins Global Geoscience to explore gold projects in Nevada, including Nubian’s Excelsior Springs Gold project

Nubian Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that Global Geoscience Ltd (Global) and Osisko Mining Corporation (Osisko) have entered into a binding letter agreement covering Global's five gold projects in…

February 19, 2012

Enbridge considering Prince Rupert for Northern Gateway terminus

As hearings into the Northern Gateway pipeline continue, Enbridge, the company behind the $5.5 billion project to transport oilsands crude 1,170 kilometres from Brudenheim, Alberta to a new marine terminal…

February 19, 2012

India’s gold demand drops below China in Q4

Wild price swings caused by a volatile rupee sapped Indian buying interest in gold in the fourth quarter of 2011, with imports well short of expectations and no pick up…

February 19, 2012

Mining commentator David Coffin dies

David Coffin, who with his brother Eric publish the respected mining newsletter HRA Advisories Hard Rock Analyst, passed away suddenly last Thursday.