December 28, 2011

A modular, mobile mining system for GIW pumps

GIW engineering experts travel frequently to mining sites all over the world, including the oil sands mining operations in Alberta, Canada. The oil sands sites present many unique challenges to…

December 28, 2011

Lynas LampsUp-WA rare earths EPC contract

Forge Group subsidiary Abesque Engineering has received a Letter of Award for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Assistance (EPC) contract for Lynas Corp's LampsUp-WA project near Laverton in Western…

December 27, 2011

The largest storage dome in South America, constructed over an operating stockpile

Located at over 4,000 meters above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, the San Cristobal Mine is the largest mine in Bolivia. The open-pit silver, lead and…

December 27, 2011

Critical reading for rare earth metals investors

Rare earth element coverage has exploded since The Gold Report started covering this sector in early 2009. At that point, the REE junior mining market was a $2 billion industry.…

December 27, 2011

Three decades of oilsands development viewed from space

NASA put together time-lapse satellite images of development around the Millenium Mine and the Athabasca River.

December 27, 2011

Crumbling confidence in government and banks will continue to propel precious metals

The current bull market in precious metals is set to hit new heights in the coming years, but many financial types still do not fully grasp the implications of what…

December 27, 2011

Gold drops to 1-week low as Europe woes damp commodities demand

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Gold fell, declining to the lowest level in a week, on concern that Europes debt crisis may escalate, boosting the dollar and damping demand for commodities.…

December 27, 2011

Zinc leads drop in metals as int’l markets take a break

Zinc led a dive among the most traded contracts of four base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Monday, as the Christmas period lessened the impact from international markets. The…

December 27, 2011

Japan Q1 crude steel demand seen at near 2-yr low

Japanese demand for crude steel is expected to fall 6.2 percent from a year earlier to an almost two-year low of 26 million tonnes in the January-March quarter, as a…

December 27, 2011

Pakistan coal reserves to provide electricity more than 30 years: Dr Samar

Member of the Science and Technology Planning Commission, Dr Samar Mubarakmand on Monday said that Pakistan has enough coal reserves that can provide electricity to the country for more than…