Decade Resources has received the final drilling results for the additional 24 holes from the Red Cliff project in Northwestern British Columbia.
Southern Silver Exploration commences the primary 3,000 meter diamond drill program at Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango State, Mexico.
Chinese entrepreneurs seem to be illegally mining gold in Ghana. The African nation's laws say that foreign companies are allowed to work on large open pit operations only. However some Chinese gold prospector seem to be illegally controlling small scale mining operations from behind the scenes using a local intermediary.
By Joel Scanlon
15 Mar 2011
Under charges of not regulating coal mining from the opposition party in the Indian state of Meghalaya, the state Mining Minister BM Lanong said that the Government did not intend to disturb the traditional mining methods of the tribes in the area.
By Joel Scanlon
15 Mar 2011
A breakthrough technology from the University of Queensland may help to grow vegetation at sites of mining operations where the heavy metal contamination does not allow normal plants to grow. The project is being supported financially by Xstrata Technology.
By Joel Scanlon
15 Mar 2011
Vena Resources has announced the preliminary results of the third major drilling at the Macusani properties of Minergia., jointly owned by Vena and Cameco.
MBAC Fertilizer has released positive drilling results from at the Santana exploration project in southern Pará State, Brazil.
By Joel Scanlon
15 Mar 2011
Galaxy Resources has been forced to call off its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange due to the unfavourable market conditions. The shares of the lithium mining have since fallen to $1.14, Tuesday midday (AEST). The Australian listed company was hoping for a dual listing in Hong Kong this quarter.
Queensland Gas Company workers may have to face a human blockade if they try to build a gas pipeline at Tara. Carrying placards and banners that say – "Don't gas Tara".
By Joel Scanlon
14 Mar 2011
Solid Energy is the state owned mining company that may buy the Pike River coal mine. The mine, at which 29 bodies of men trapped after an explosion in November 2010 are yet to be recovered, has been in receivership with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
By Joel Scanlon
14 Mar 2011
At the Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd owned Mount Gordon mine, QLD, the collapse of a vent shaft collar has resulted in a delay to reopen the mine. The company gave a statement saying that while there were no injuries resulting from the accident they had evacuated the workers in a bid to investigate what went wrong.
Protests against ‘fly-in fly-out’ workers intensified in north Queensland with the Moranbah Action Group involving nearly 400 people in a weekend rally south west of Mackay. The protesters included miners, families and business owners living in the Bowen Basin region. The march on Saturday started at the Moranbah Community Workers Club and ended in the Town Square.
By Joel Scanlon
14 Mar 2011
Having overcome delays at FBA 9-14-57-24 W4M the well site construction is in progress now. The Company contracts a coil tubing drilling unit to drill a well to examine the Ellerslie formations.
By Joel Scanlon
14 Mar 2011
Kent Exploration NZ, a subsidiary of Kent Exploration, begins the proposed diamond drilling at Alexander River Gold Project, that is approximately 25 km southeast of Reefton, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
By Joel Scanlon
14 Mar 2011
The McArthur River mine (MRM) owned by Xstrata may soon double its zinc and lead output if all goes to plan. However Xstrata must spend $900 million in order for the mine to remain viable. The doubling of the zinc - lead concentrates from the mine will be not easy for the world’s largest bulk producer of Zinc concentrate.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Mar 2011