February 14, 2012 Gold, silver, industrial metals juniors to see major 2-year gains: Ballanger A renewed period of growth predicted for the junior miners in the TSXV Composite Index. Is it too soon to see such a heady rebound? The Gold Report interviews Michael…
February 14, 2012 News release – English – OCEANIC IRON ORE CORP. Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. updated the Pre-Feasibility Study results for Ungava/Hopes Advance, located in Canada.
February 14, 2012 Mexican showdown: Peyote vs silver The Washington Post reports a "stark collision of cultures" is taking place in the desert mountains of Mexico, where the Huichol Indians are trying to stop a Canadian company from…
February 14, 2012 Zinc Glut Expanding to Almost Two-Decade High Threatens Rally The largest glut of zinc in almost two decades is threatening to curtail a rally in prices as record production expands inventories to the highest since at least 1984.
February 14, 2012 Obama budget again seeks hardrock mining royalty, new abandoned mine fees The President's proposed fiscal 2013 federal budget calls for a 5% gross mining royalty on federal lands, and a hardrock abandoned mined land fee on all private and public lands.
February 14, 2012 Diamond giants look elsewhere as earnings tumble Australian companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton recorded mixed financial results from their respective diamond operations in the latter half of 2011. Rio Tinto reported a seven per cent increase…
February 14, 2012 Boom wins $100m BHP contract Crane logistics provider Boom Logistics has signed a five-year deal to provide services to BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam maintenance operation in South Australia.
February 14, 2012 Death of DRC mining go-to guy will reshape country’s resource sector Augustin Katumba Mwanke, the former governor of copper-rich Katanga province and go-to guy for resource deals, was seen by many as the power behind the throne.
February 14, 2012 Sandvik outlines new research on improving roadheader automation Sandvik Mining, whose parent company spent ZAR3.5 billion in research and development in the 2011 financial year, has been undertaking intensive research in partnership with RAG-Deutsche Steinkohle, Germany's largest coal…
February 14, 2012 Fuel cell powered mine loco to be trialled at Anglo Platinum Discussed in depth in our forthcoming March 2012 issue, the use of rail in underground mining is still widespread. It is also not standing still in terms of new technology.…
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