July 20, 2011 Diamond workers strike adds to South Africa mining woes Employees of diamond mining company De Beers are set to go on strike on Friday after wage talks broke down on Wednesday. The workers follow tens of thousands of others…
July 20, 2011 Coal mine construction near 11th century African city given green light South Africa's Environmental Affairs department on Wednesday defended granting Coal of Africa approval to resume construction at the controversial Vele opencast project near Mapungubwe, saying science, not emotion, was behind…
July 20, 2011 China says cannot invest ‘too much’ in gold and silver In calling for the U.S.to take ‘responsible' measures on the economy and debt, China's FX regulator says country can't buy too much gold as the market is too small.
July 20, 2011 Change in sentiment hits gold and silver, boosts markets Gold Forecaster's take on today's downturn in gold and silver prices as signs of a break in impasse over U.S. debt ceiling and in Eurozone Greek solution.
July 20, 2011 Cnooc to pay $2.1 billion for Canada oil sands firm OPTI Canada, a bankrupt oil sands producer, has agreed to sell itself to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, in a deal worth $2.1 billion, the…
July 20, 2011 Florence Copper project advances towards development Curis Resources Ltd. (TSX: CUV) ("Curis" or the "Company") reports a formal update on activities at the Company's flagship advanced stage Florence Copper project in central Arizona, USA.
July 20, 2011 Hochschild Mining announces 13% fall in H1 output Latin American precious metal producer Hochschild Mining said output fell 13 percent in the first half, as expected, and that it was on track to meet its full-year target. It…
July 20, 2011 The economies of BHP and Woolworths BHP Billiton and Woolworths exactly capture the two faces of our 21st century economy and the challenging - mostly - pluses but also minuses posed right now and into 2012.…
July 20, 2011 Chinese mines under scrutiny The recent Chilean mine disaster has sparked new fresh debate in China regarding work safety and rescue work in the domestic mining industry. China has made huge steps to improve…
July 20, 2011 West Japan faces peak-hour power shortfall -ministry Western Japan's electricity supply will fall 1.2 percent short of forecast peak demand for August, as five regional utilities' efforts to boost supply could not offset unplanned shutdowns this month…
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
