October 10, 2011 Kyrgyz horsemen petrol bomb Gold Fields mine, severely beat manager International Business Times reports that a mob of horsemen armed with sticks and petrol bombs attacked an exploration camp run by South African miner Gold Fields' joint venture in Kyrgyzstan,…
October 10, 2011 More violence likely after striker shot dead at Grasberg, Indonesian police send reinforcements Reports on Monday say Indonesian security forces fired on striking workers at Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg mine in the country's poorest province West Papua after a protest turned violent, killing one…
October 10, 2011 Ariana Resources has ‘key opportunity’ to increase potential for multi-million ounce finds Turkey-focused gold miner Ariana Resources ( LON:AAU ) said today that it has a “key opportunity” to substantially increase its mineral exploration footprint in western Turkey now that licence auctions…
October 10, 2011 Ovoca Gold gets key certificate for Olcha deposit in Russia Russia-focused Ovoca Gold (LON:OVG) has received a key permit which allows the group to apply for a mining licence on the presently drilled reserves of the Olcha deposit - part…
October 10, 2011 Exxaro’s end to South African zinc refining ‘clearly unfortunate’ The end that black-controlled JSE-listed Exxaro Resources will put to local zinc refining by December 31 is “clearly unfortunate”, says International Zinc Association of Southern Africa regional director Rob White.
October 10, 2011 Physical buying from China drives gold rally, safe haven demand absent Gold for December delivery traded up $37.30, or 2.3%, at $1,673.10 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange in early afternoon trade Monday, after climbing more than $40 earlier…
October 10, 2011 South Korea’s Komipo buys high calorific value coal South Korean utility Korea Midland Power (Komipo) has bought three Capesizes of NAR 5,900kcal/kg coal South African coal and one Capesize of the same-specification Canadian coal for about $114/t each…
October 10, 2011 China slaps heavy new tax on coking coal, rare earths Reuters reports China will extend a resource tax – calculated on value rather than volume of production – on domestic sales of crude oil and natural gas from some regions…
October 10, 2011 Shear Diamonds recovers first 200 carats at Jericho, Nunavut Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRM) today announces the recovery of the first 200 carats of diamonds from trial tests performed in the recently restarted recovery portion of Shear’s 100% owned…
October 10, 2011 GJEPC Focuses on Brand India The major thrust of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) is to build “Brand India," the organization said in an overview of the past year and the year…
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