November 12, 2011 Oil sands data portal launched by Alberta government A new, one-stop web portal makes it easy to find detailed information on the environmental performance of Alberta’s oil sands facilities. Searchable data highlighting such things as facility-specific water use,…
November 12, 2011 Anglo’s Cynthia Carrol snubbed by Chile president as Codelco fight becomes issue of national pride The Telegraph reports Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll took a last-minute flight to Santiago on Thursday to calm tempers over the sale of a 24.5% stake to Mitsubishi Corporation but…
November 12, 2011 Nautilus now has $155 million kitty and all its green permits for undersea mine Nautilus, the first company to explore the ocean floor for polymetallic seafloor massive sulphide deposits, announced on Friday it has completed the quarter with a cash balance of $155.1 million,…
November 11, 2011 Albidon shuts down Zambia nickel mine citing ‘serious cash flow difficulties’ Mining Weekly reports Albidon’s (ASX:ALB) problems escalated on Friday after it suspended operations at its Munali nickel mine, in Zambia.
November 11, 2011 Botswana paper says De Beers’ struggling Canada mines forced Oppenheimers to sell Botswana Guardian argues the canny Oppenheimers seem to be getting out of the diamond business because its future looks bleak. De Beers is currently in financial straits occasioned by its…
November 11, 2011 Crocodile Gold tanks 25% as investors digest falling output and soaring costs Toronto-based Crocodile Gold Corp swung into a quarterly loss of over $6 million on flat revenues of $30 million and lowered its gold production forecast for 2011 on expectations of…
November 11, 2011 Copper price surges $164/tonne on rare good news from Europe Reuters reported that copper surged almost 2% bolstered by a weaker dollar, the better political situation in Italy and a pickup in Chinese bank lending. Benchmark copper on the London…
November 11, 2011 Federal government provides USD 3 million funding for training – Canadian Zinc In August 2011 Human Resource and Skills Development Canada, a federal department of the Government of Canada approved a commitment of more than USD 3 million dollars over a 3…
November 11, 2011 Katanga gets $635 million to build world’s largest cobalt mine Katanga Mining announced on Friday it has secured $635.5 million in new loan facilities from parent Glencore International to fund the expansion of its Democratic Republic of Congo copper-cobalt mine.…
November 11, 2011 Generation X and Y turning into Generation Au According to a new report by MarketWatch, gold's allure is shifting to a new generation. Many people in their 20s and 30s have little faith in equities and, unlike older…
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
