December 16, 2011

Augur Resources identifies bulk copper and gold at Wonogiri, Central Java

Augur Resources (ASX: AUK) has intersected broad zones of gold and copper mineralisation at the Wonogiri Project in Central Java.

December 16, 2011

Canada ranks 5th in the world for coal reserves

Canada is sitting on nearly 4% of the world's coal resources, with at least 80 billion tonnes of exploitable coal and 8 billion tonnes classified as commercially feasible under today's…

December 16, 2011

Wasted opportunities: A list of miners and the cash they’ve blown

While miners are earning record wages, many are blowing their money and wasting a good opportunity. Australian Mining spoke to one miner and compiled a list of some of the…

December 16, 2011

Diamond mining firms unfazed by US sanctions list

Two diamond mining companies that were recently placed on the United States government sanctions list have said the embargo will not affect their operations and marketing of the gems.

December 16, 2011

New mine water treatment app from Purolite

Speciality resins company, Purolite has published an IPHONE/IPAD App containing useful resources related to water treatment , especially ion exchange. The free app can be downloaded from the App store,…

December 16, 2011

Caterpillar begins transition of Bucyrus distribution business to its dealers

Caterpillar has announced that the Industrial Division of Sime Darby Berhad has acquired a portion of the former Bucyrus distribution business, which was included in Caterpillar's purchase of Bucyrus.

December 16, 2011

Thiess gets Meandu contract extension

Thiess has been awarded an A$185 million, one year extension to its contract to operate the Meandu coal mine which supplies Stanwell Corporation's Tarong and Tarong North power stations in…

December 15, 2011

South African court rules $89 million stake in iron ore mine wrongly awarded

A South African court has ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources wrongly awarded prospecting rights to the Sishen iron ore mine to Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT).

December 15, 2011

Varca Ventures Uses Initial Funding to Begin Remediation of Historic 1902 Colorado Gold Mine

Varca Ventures, Inc. (OTC.BB: VRCV.OB - News) announced that its first round of financing for $750,000 which was completed in October, will fund the remediation of the May Day Idaho…

December 15, 2011

Putin’s plan for world dominance: oppose hydraulic fracturing

At a news conference in early November, Overheard reports that Vladimir Putin became quite critical of hydraulic fracturing claiming that the practice causes too much damage to the environment.