Fire River Gold Corp. has decided to shut down its operations at the Nixon Fork gold mine in Alaska as bad weather was delaying flights with fuel supplies. The temporary shut down was imperative as the fuel supply had been delayed for three days.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Dec 2011
The United States of America has added a couple more mining companies from Zimbabwe to its sanctions list. The Department of the Treasury stated that Mbada Diamonds and Marange Resources had been placed on its list of sanctioned entities on Monday.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Dec 2011
The long dispute over the native title with the Kalkadoon people seems to be finally drawing to a conclusion. The claim which was made twenty years ago deals with about 40,000 square km of area spread over Boulia, Mount Isa, McKinlay, Cloncurry and Carpentaria shires.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Dec 2011
Miners in Queensland claim that they still drive the economy of the state as one in eight jobs in the state is related to the mining industry.
By Joel Scanlon
13 Dec 2011
Astur Gold Corp. has announced that the Regional Ministry of Economy and Employment of the Principality of Asturias and the Regional Ministry of Public Works, Territorial Planning, and the Environment of the Principality of Asturias have granted the Company permission to proceed with geotechnical drilling for the Salave gold deposit in Asturias, Spain.
Sierra Gold Corporation has announced October and November 2011 gold recovery results. The company recovered 59 ounces from its support operations bringing its year to date gold recovery to 378 ounces.
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. has announced that a decision has been received in the arbitration between Ivanhoe and Rio Tinto. The arbitrator's decision has two aspects.
Rhodia (member of the Solvay Group) and China Rare Metals and Rare Earth Co., Ltd. (part of Aluminum Corporation of China, CHINALCO) have signed a letter of intent to develop opportunities in the global rare earth business.
Origin Energy Limited has come up with an interesting concept through which it hopes to prove that mining and agriculture can indeed survive together in the same region. They are hoping to run what they call a ‘drought free’ demonstration farm.
The second phase of exploratory drilling has commenced at the Dome 5 zinc-lead-silver prospect in New South Wales.
By Joel Scanlon
12 Dec 2011
The President of Peru, Ollanta Humala has reshuffled the ministers in his government. This follows the state of emergency which was declared in some parts of the South American nation to help control widespread anti-mining protests.
By Joel Scanlon
12 Dec 2011
Puma Exploration has identified a main mineralized lens at the Nicholas-Denys, which encountered up to 0.27% bismuth and 1,020 g/t silver.
Otis Gold has obtained further significant results from the drill program conducted at Kilgore Mine Ridge gold project in Idaho. These results include possibly open-pittable and bulk-mineable intercepts from the 9,320 m of drill program.
By Joel Scanlon
12 Dec 2011
Oroco Resource has started a condemnation and exploration drill campaign at the Cerro Prieto property, Mexico.
New Millennium Iron (NML) has reported the drill core assay results from the Lac Ritchie property. The company completed drilling at this property in October 2011. It has drilled 3,800 m, totaling 40 holes. NML has obtained assay results for 15 holes out of the 40 holes from Lac Ritchie.
By Joel Scanlon
12 Dec 2011