December 21, 2011

Silvercorp Metals Inc.: Chinese law enforcement agents open criminal case to investigate creators of falsified reports

Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM- News)(NYSE: SVM - News) has been advised that Chinese law enforcement agents have opened a criminal case to investigate and find…

December 21, 2011

Rockmore has developed new drill bit design for hard rock blastholes

Rockmore International has a new drill bit designed for hard rock drilling and blasting operations in drifting intended to increase drilling efficiency and to reduce operating costs. It says "the…

December 21, 2011

Shell and Beijing’s Tsinghua University join forces to undertake new lubricant research

Shell Lubricants Technology has announced a two-year research and development partnership with State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious institutions. The partners...

December 20, 2011

Ministry Seeks Tertiary Partners to Provide Training for Mining Sector

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Energy and Mining is pursuing discussions with several of the country’s tertiary institutions towards establishing a partnership for the delivery of a four-year degree programme…

December 20, 2011

Peregrine increases ownership in Chidliak diamond project to 100%

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into a binding agreement with BHP Billiton to purchase BHP Billiton's 51 percent participating interest…

December 20, 2011

Weak US dollar boosts gold futures

MarketWatch reported that weakness in US currency caused an increase in gold futures, in some cases up to 21%.

December 20, 2011

AME BC announces 2011 award recipients

The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) is pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of its annual awards presented to individuals or teams for significant contributions to the…

December 20, 2011

Peabody Energy completes acquisition of Macarthur Coal

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Macarthur Coal Limited and holds 100 percent of the company.

December 20, 2011

Pollution fighters sue Kennecott over mining dust

Clean air groups are making good on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution.

December 20, 2011

Zimbabwe government may force platinum miners to set up refineries

Concerned about the un-taxed export of byproducts refined from platinum, the Zimbabwean government is considering drafting laws that would force platinum mining companies to set up refineries.