July 28, 2011 African Iron Limited appoints new Chief Executive Officer Simon Youds appointed as Chief Executive Officer.Mr Youds is currently Managing Director Australia of unlisted, manganese and chromite producer, Consolidated Minerals Limited.
July 28, 2011 Agnico-Eagle reports second quarter 2011 results; invests in Rubicon Minerals Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited reported quarterly net income of $68.8 million, or $0.41 per share for the second quarter of 2011. This result includes a non-cash foreign currency translation loss of…
July 28, 2011 Mining corruption pulls down chief minister of Karnataka The Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties, forced the resignation on Thursday of B. S. Yeddyurappa, the chief minister of Karnataka. Yeddyurappa was indicted on Wednesday after…
July 28, 2011 PotashCorp reports record second-quarter earnings per share; potash expansion program totals $492 million Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan reported record second-quarter earnings of $0.96 per share or $840 million—the second-highest total for any quarter in the company's history and 81 percent above the $0.53…
July 28, 2011 Tree-sitters halt blasting at ex-Massey mine for eighth day The Huntington News reports Thursday two protesters associated with the portentous Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival Campaign, continue to occupy trees within the Bee Tree surface mine's blasting zone,…
July 28, 2011 Look ma! No rare earth elements Due to rare earth's rising costs and unreliable supply, Japanese researchers built an electrical car that doesn't use any REEs. The proof-of-concept car was built by the Tokyo University of…
July 28, 2011 Barrick’s net earnings for Q2 rose 35% to $1.2 billion; costs rise at Pascua-Lama and Pueblo Viejo Barrick, the word's number one gold miner, reported net earnings for Q2 rose 35% to $1.2 billion ($1.16 per share) from $859 million in the prior year period. Q2 adjusted…
July 28, 2011 Consol Energy reports fifth consecutive quarter of record coal revenue; US thermal coal sold out due to hot weather CONSOL Energy, a diversifed fuel producer in the Eastern United States, reported adjusted net income of $174 million or 76 cents per diluted share, in the quarter ended June 30,…
July 28, 2011 Chile June copper output tumbles on labor woes, rain Chile's copper output tumbled 8.5 percent to 426,477 tonnes in June after a contract workers' strike, heavy rains and power outages hit operations at the world's top copper producer, the…
July 28, 2011 Great Western Minerals to build rare earth separation plant in South Africa Great Western Minerals Group (“GWMG”) is pleased to announce that it has contracted DRA Mineral Projects (Pty) Ltd. (“DRA”) of South Africa, a company with a strong track record of…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am