January 13, 2012

Integra Mining joins 100,000 ounces of gold production club

Integra Mining (ASX: IGR) achieved a gold production milestone of 100,000 ounces in early January at its Randalls Gold Project located 60-130 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie in Australia’s most prolific…

January 13, 2012

Adriana Resources Inc. Announces Closing Of Joint Venture Agreement With WISCO

Adriana Resources Inc. announced that it has successfully closed the transactions contemplated by the Joint Venture Agreement (the JV Agreement), as previously announced by Adriana on December 19, 2011, with…

January 13, 2012

Xstrata renews contract with Industrea for Black Star

Global mining products and services provider Industrea has signed a renewal contract through Industrea Mining Services (IMS) for the hire, service and support of equipment to Xstrata for its Black…

January 13, 2012

Columbus McKinnon increases its focus on the mining industry in South Africa

Columbus McKinnon Corp, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has acquired 100% of the shares of privately-held Yale Lifting Solutions located in Magaliesburg, South Africa.

January 13, 2012

Patent granted in Australia for a method for leaching of a copper-containing ore

Alexander Mining has received notification from the Commissioner of Patents in Australia that its MetaLeach subsidiary has been granted a Standard Patent for a Method for Leaching of a Copper-containing…

January 13, 2012

Copper hits 2-month high as EU debt fears ebb

Copper rose to its highest level in more than two months on Thursday, boosted by the euro's strength against the dollar and a Spanish bond auction that drew strong demand,…

January 12, 2012

Gindalbie launches skills search for Karara

Metals developer Gindalbie Metals has launched a major new recruitment campaign for fly-in, fly-out workers to staff its A$2.57-billion Karara iron-ore project in Western Australia.

January 12, 2012

Nautilus signs contract for Eastern Pacific exploration tenements

Nautilus Minerals' Tongan wholly owned subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd ("TOML") recently formally signed the agreement with the International Seabed Authority ("ISA") for exploration tenements in the Eastern Pacific granted…

January 12, 2012

Iron ore prices: Vale’s force majeure, cyclone Heidi vs China slowdown

Reuters reports spot iron ore was trading close to seven-week highs after a cyclone closed down the world's largest export terminal in Australia and heavy rains in three Brazilian states…

January 12, 2012

Silver Standard ups silver production from Pirquitas by 12%

Silver Standard Resources (TSE:SSO) Thursday provided an update on operations at its Pirquitas mine in Jujuy, Argentina and announced guidance for 2012.