January 12, 2012 Gold hits 4-week top on Europe woes, Asia demand Gold hit a four-week high and broke above a key resistance on Wednesday, defying a stronger dollar, as the festering euro zone debt crisis lured investors to its safety and…
January 12, 2012 Record rains dampen Ranger uranium mine output Energy Resources of Australia says uranium production in the December quarter of last year fell significantly at its Ranger mine, compared to the same time a year ago, because of…
January 12, 2012 San Gold, Timmins Gold set quarterly production records Two of Canada's smaller gold miners, San Gold of Winnipeg and Timmins Gold of Vancouver, have reached record levels of gold ounces produced during the last quarter of 2011.
January 12, 2012 Russia’s Mechel completes rail link to huge coking coal deposit Russian steel and mining company Mechel has completed the 321 km rail track linking its Elga coking coal mine, which sits one of the world's largest coking coal deposits, to…
January 12, 2012 Burma cancels coal plant after opposition: official Myanmar cancelled a proposed coal-fired power plant at a Thai-led industrial site Monday citing "environmental problems", an energy official said, in the latest sign of burgeoning reform.
January 12, 2012 Rio Tinto acquires Hathor Exploration Rio Tinto has completed the M&A, previously announced.
January 12, 2012 Iron ore-spot hovers near 7-week high, Vale halts shipments Iron ore steadied near seven-week highs, helped by supply disruptions in top exporters Australia and Brazil although lean Chinese demand is limiting the impact of fewer available fresh cargoes.
January 12, 2012 Norsk Hydro to cut 250 jobs in aluminium plant restructure Global aluminum supplier Norsk Hydro yesterday announced plans to cut the capacity of its Australian New South Wales-based Kurri Kurri smelter by 33 percent citing low metal prices as the…
January 12, 2012 DEF holds first annual good awards Helping 2012 get off to a good start, the Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) held its inaugural “GOOD Awards” in New York last week.
January 12, 2012 Barrick Gold completes agreement Barrick Gold has completed its 20 million Australian dollars farm-in agreement with explorer Coppermoly to earn a 72 percent stake in the Nakru, Simuku and Talelumas projects on New Britain.
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