August 17, 2011

LKI Appoints David Wessel Director of Jewelry

David Wessel is Lazare Kaplan International's new Director of Jewelry, the company announced Tuesday.

August 17, 2011

Green lobby seeks coal mine ban for Cape

Powerful green lobby group The Wilderness Society will pressure Labor and the LNP to rule out coal mining in Cape York ahead of the next Queensland state election. The environmental…

August 17, 2011

Grizzly Oil Sands awards $4 million order to Rockwell Automation

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August 17, 2011

Funds slash commodity bets

Funds reduced bets on rising commodity prices by the most in any week since February 2010 on mounting concern that a weakening global economy will slow demand for raw materials.…

August 17, 2011

As promised Peru’s leftist Humala strong arms miners into forking over profits

Reuters reports Peru's mining firms have agreed to pay higher royalties in an overhaul of the current system, sources on both sides of negotiations between companies and leftist President Ollanta…

August 17, 2011

Rio Tinto halts operations at two Australian iron ore mines after death

World no. two iron ore producer Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday it is suspending operations at two mines in Pilbara, Western Australia following the fatality of a worker. "Operations at…

August 17, 2011

Rio Tinto strikes it rich – at the box office

The world's number two miner provided funding and logistical support as far back as March 2010 for Red Dog, a movie about a kelpie roaming the mining towns of the…

August 17, 2011

Maptek establishes scholarships at Colorado School of Mines

Maptek has established two $2,500 scholarship awards for students at the Colorado School of Mines, in Golden, Colorado. Scholarships for Mining Engineering and Geology/Geological Engineering will be awarded to undergraduate…

August 17, 2011

BCGold Corp. announces trench assays up to 979 g/t gold, to commence milling at Engineer Gold Mine

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 16, 2011) - BCGold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BCG)(PINK SHEETS:BCGOF) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update for the current Phase I exploration and development program…

August 16, 2011

Royal Bafokeng plans $1.4 billion platinum expansion

Bloomberg reports the proposed expansion by South Africa's Royal Bafokeng Platinum follows an increase in demand for platinum which has gained 19% in the past 12 months to $1,818/oz. Steve…