February 15, 2012 Thousands of coalminers on strike at BHP’s Queensland operations Sydney Morning Herald reports that between 3500 and 4000 miners have walked off the job at BHP Billiton's coal operations in Queensland.
February 15, 2012 Rosy Blue may turn to Rio Tinto for raw diamonds n what can be termed as a major fallout of the indication given by the world's largest raw diamond producer De Beers that it may not increase production this year,…
February 15, 2012 Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar NV has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no sign…
February 15, 2012 Conditional approval for Cloudbreak Iron Ore Mine expansion in WA The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of WA has recommended strict conditional environmental approval for Fortescue Metals Group to expand their Cloudbreak Iron Ore Mine.
February 15, 2012 Avion Gold Corporation: Underground Ore Production Starts at Tabakoto Mine, Mali Avion Gold Corporation (TSX:AVR) (OTCQX:AVGCF) is pleased to announce that production operations have started at its newly developed underground mine at the Tabakoto gold deposit in Mali, West Africa.
February 15, 2012 Cameco’s Cigar Lake Saskatchewan mine dealing with outbreak of nasty norovirus A northern Saskatchewan mine is dealing with an outbreak of norovirus. At least three workers at Cameco's Cigar Lake mine are confirmed to have the virus and another 100 workers…
February 15, 2012 Keystone XL is the comeback kid Republicans in the US Congress are once again attempting to force through the approval of the Keystone XL project, while the pipeline's backers TransCanada says it could receive approval early…
February 15, 2012 Queensland mining statistics note continued safety improvement The Australian mining industry's determination to reach its goal of zero harm is reflected in the latest safety performance statistics released by the Queensland Government and reported by the Queensland…
February 15, 2012 Thomson Creek achieving planned moly production at Endako Thompson Creek Metals recently announced the commissioning of its new Endako mill and that commercial production was achieved on February 1, 2012. For the first five days of February, the…
February 15, 2012 Martin Engineering holds conveyor symposium in Antalya Global provider of mining conveyor solutions, Martin Engineering, has completed a Conveyor Safety and Productivity Symposium in Antalya, Turkey, introducing strategies and innovations for improving safety practices while enhancing profitability.…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
