July 15, 2011 Gold on high on threat of US default Gold hit a record high for the second day running yesterday on rising fears of debt default and future inflation. Spot metal touched an intraday best level of $1 594…
July 15, 2011 Fortescue iron ore shipments jump Fortescue Metals Group expects to ship 12 to 12.5 million tonnes of iron ore in the September quarter after shipments rose 38 per cent in the June quarter.
July 15, 2011 Changes to reporting criteria for coal and CSG exploration in NSW Changes have been made to the planning and performance reporting criteria for the New South Wales coal and coal seam gas industries.
July 15, 2011 Calls to stop Central Coast coal mining The Federal member for Wyong has called on the State Government to ban all coal mining in the region. Dobell Federal Labor MP Craig Thomson said the government must legislate…
July 15, 2011 Macmahon win Tropicana Gold contract Macmahon Holdings have won a 10-year mining contract to develop the Tropicana Gold project. Worth an estimated $900 million, the contract includes mine planning, drill and blast, load and haul,…
July 15, 2011 Midas Gold Corp. IPO values Vista Gold investment at Cdn$103 Million Vista Gold Corp. (TSX & NYSE Amex Equities: VGZ) today announced that Midas Gold Corp. has successfully completed an IPO, issuing 12,307,700 common shares of Midas for gross proceeds of…
July 15, 2011 M3 Engineering and Technology Corporation contracted for Preliminary Economic Assessment of Cieneguita Silver and Gold project Further to its press release of June 29th, 2011, Pan American Goldfields Ltd. (OTCBB: MXOM) has entered into an agreement with M3 Engineering and Technology Corporation for the execution and…
July 15, 2011 Four reasons to be bullish on potash The Financial Post reported a Citi analyst’s case for bullishness on potash: Fall is expected to be a strong season for fertilizers after spring application came in 10% lower that…
July 15, 2011 White House supported oil sands pipeline in 2009, WikiLeaks cable shows At a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania in early April, President Barack Obama was asked about a bitter fight between industry and environmentalists over a proposed $7 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline…
July 15, 2011 MINING.Com Podcast: Canadian iron ore project advancing An iron ore project in northeastern Canada whose proponent is calling "the next Consolidated Thompson," has taken an important step forward. Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSE:ADV) has begun filing material…
White Gold to create critical minerals-focused explorer in Yukon Territory The spin-out will hold six properties that host several large-scale targets prospective for copper, molybdenum, tungsten, antimony, zinc and bismuth. February 11, 2026 | 09:53 am