December 13, 2011

Lac La Blanche PEA – ARGEX MINING INC.

Argex Mining Inc. has filed the complete technical report of the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned La Blache Property, Quebec, Canada.

December 13, 2011

Study says mountaintop mining damages water quality

A study released Monday by researchers at Duke University will add fuel to the fire of groups opposed to mountaintop mining in the Appalachian region of the United States.

December 13, 2011

Opponents appeal decision to permit Michigan nickel-copper mine

Environmental and community groups opposed to a nickel and copper mine being constructed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula aren't giving up the fight.

December 13, 2011

Severstal to acquire 100pct of the Putu Iron Ore project in Liberia

Severstal announced that its indirect subsidiary Lybica Holdings BV has entered into a legally binding heads of terms agreement with Afferro Mining Inc and its wholly owned subsidiary Mano River…

December 13, 2011

Oil Sands industry cuts funding for watchdog

Photograph by: Tim Fraser, Calgary Herald CALGARY — A group charged with designing environmental monitoring programs in the oilsands region says industry has chopped its funding contributions for 2012. The…

December 13, 2011

DTC Will Notify Applicants on Sight Status Next Week

Companies that applied for a Supplier of Choice contract (a Sight), will be notified on the outcome of their application on Monday December 19. The new Supplier of Choice contract…

December 13, 2011

China produces its first automated mining locomotive

According to a report in China's state-run news agency Xinhua, the country's first unmanned mining train has been produced at a factory in central China's Hunan Province. The train's transmission…

December 13, 2011

Tri-Flow dust control solution for work areas

Tri-Mer Corporation, a provider of air pollution control systems and indoor air quality products, has introduced the Tri-Flow Environmental Control Booth, which is designed for plant areas where dirty and/…

December 13, 2011

Multotec highlights wider African expansion

Mineral process solutions provider Multotec is in the process of expanding extensively into other parts of the African continent and beyond. The company has recently established branches in Mozambique, Zambia…

December 12, 2011

Look to Australia for new tin supply

Peter Kettle, manager of statistics and market studies at the International Tin Institute (ITI), had some interesting things to say about tin at the close of the Investing in Tin…