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 INTERVIEW: Outokumpu To Focus On Growth Outside Europe Efforts to turn loss-making Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu Oyj (OUT1V.HE) around have been insufficient to date and the company will now focus on growth outside of Europe in order…
Albemarle to idle Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing plant in Western Australia The plant processes spodumene from Greenbushes, the world's biggest lithium mine. February 11, 2026 | 04:41 pm
