September 30, 2011

Rio Tinto Fighting for Hearts and Minds in Mongolia

Global miner Rio Tinto is fighting a legacy of bad publicity as it tries to persuade the Mongolian public a $10 billion copper deposit it took over from Ivanhoe Mines…

September 30, 2011

North Atlantic Potash sells potash holdings for $110 million

North Atlantic Potash Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of JSC Acron, today completed the sale of eight of its potash permitted areas to the Yancoal Canada Resources Co. Ltd. of China…

September 30, 2011

Mining sector in Canada is up 2.9% in July, manufacturing shows solid gains

Canada's mining output grew 2.9% in July, according to Statistics Canada which released its monthly gross domestic product numbers on Friday. The gains in the mining sector were attributable to…

September 30, 2011

CanAm Reports Coal Sales of $7.5 million for Q2

Companies: CanAm Coal Corp Topics: Commodities Related QuotesSymbolPriceChangeCOE.V0.170.00} CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 30, 2011) - CanAm Coal Corp. (TSX VENTURE:COE - News; OTCQX:COECF) ("CanAm" or the "Company") has filed its…

September 30, 2011

Gold Canyon Adds Significant Strike to the Portage Zone at Springpole Gold Project

Gold Canyon Adds Significant Strike to the Portage Zone at Springpole Gold Project Gold Canyon Resources Inc is pleased to announce step-out diamond drill holes SP11-074 and -078 have added…

September 30, 2011

IAMGOLD to Jointly Lead a Canadian Public-Private CSR Partnership to Support Youth and Economic Growth in Burkina Faso

Meetings involving all interested parties were held throughout the week in Burkina Faso to formally begin the implementation of this project. About IAMGOLDIAMGOLD (www.iamgold.com) is a leading mid-tier gold mining…

September 30, 2011

A third of miners still smoke, study says

While the number of smokers in the United States has declined dramatically in recent years, miners have yet to kick the habit, says a federal study. Reuters reported Thursday on…

September 30, 2011

Miners rebel against Zimbabwe indigenization law

The Zimbabwe Guardian reports that at least 137 mining companies are risking losing their mining licences for refusing to comply with the country's new indigenization regulations. Affected companies include Anglo-American,…

September 30, 2011

$70-million mill and mine upgrade for gold producer

Philippines-focused gold producer Medusa Mining is set to under-take a $70-million remodelling of its current Co-O mill and mine site in order to increase its yearly production target to 200,000…

September 30, 2011

Mozambican government suspends granting of coal mining licenses in Tete province

The Mozambican government has decided to suspending the issue of new licenses for coal mining in Tete province, the inspector of the Mining Resources Ministry, Afonso Abica said Tuesday in…