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…
July 28, 2011 Swan Hills Synfuels secures $285 million grant from Province of Alberta to build carbon capture and storage project The Province of Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels are advancing a clean gas for clean power project that will dramatically reduce emissions by capturing and sequestering over 1.3 million tonnes…
July 28, 2011 Comex gold firmer, silver weaker as mild profit-taking sets in Comex gold futures prices are trading slightly higher Thursday morning, while silver futures are modestly lower. Some mild profit-taking pressure has surfaced in the precious metals, following their recent gains…
July 28, 2011 Should one still buy gold at, or nedar, near its record high? There's one question that I've been seeing over and over for the last several weeks as the price of gold has taken out its all-time highs and continued a nearly…
July 28, 2011 SA gold miners down as strike looms Shares of South Africa's gold miners slide, as investors brace for an industry-wide strike that is expected to begin on Thursday and potentially cost $25 million a day in lost…
July 28, 2011 Greenpeace says coal-fired energy costs ailing Greece ATHENS (AFP) - Cash-strapped Greece could save billions of euros in environmental and health costs by abandoning a reliance on coal-fired electricity production, Greenpeace activists said on Thursday. "At a…
July 28, 2011 Prosperity Minerals secures 4 mln tonnes of iron ore through off-take agreement Prosperity Minerals (LON:PMHL) says it has now secured 4 million tonnes of iron ore through a deal with Blackrock Metals of Canada. The firm has exercised its option under the…
July 28, 2011 Cougar seeks review of Kingaroy ban ASX-listed Cougar Energy on Thursday said that it would seek a review of the Queensland government’s decision to restrict the company’s activities at the Kingaroy underground coal gasification trial site.
July 28, 2011 Fairfax Market Report including Medusa Mining, Frontier Mining and Firestone Diamonds Economic News Japan – Retail sales rose in June beating all forecasts adding to signs that the economy is recovering from the dip on the back of the earthquake. Figures…
July 28, 2011 Mining could start at Tower Colliery ‘by Christmas’ Councillors voted in favour of the project to turn Tower into a huge opencast mine and excavate around six million tonnes of coal. The scheme, which will create up to…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm