A federal Judge in Washington ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was out of bounds when it began reviews of individual Clean Water Act permits for mountain top mining operations in 2009. The U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton issued a partial summary judgment on Thursday.
By Joel Scanlon
9 Oct 2011
BonTerra Resources has identified a fresh high-grade vein zone, called the "Rivage Zone", at the Eastern Extension property.
Discovery Ventures is continuing the drill program at the La Sarita copper-silver project in Mexico. Around six drill holes, totaling 1,800 m, will be included in this drilling stage.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Oct 2011
Balmoral Resources is continuing to show the high-grade continuity of the Martiniere west gold zone. Over twice the zone’s strike level has been encountered from the 10 hole results and these results have shown the opening of high-grade gold mineralization at near surface depth in all the directions.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Oct 2011
Calibre Mining has obtained the entire assay results from the first two trenches that were dug on the new Primavera prospect, which is a gold-copper prospect located in the Borosi Project, northeast Nicaragua.
Bravada Gold has released the assay results of 10 further reverse-circulation (RC) holes from the present 50-hole drilling campaign that is continuing the near surface oxide mineralization expansion at its Wind Mountain project, Nevada.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Oct 2011
Sierra Iron Ore has obtained the analytical sample results from the new scout drill campaign conducted at its El Creston iron property in Mexico.
By Joel Scanlon
7 Oct 2011
Molycorp Minerals said that it has found rare earth elements in California. The company which owns the rights to mine in Southern California said that three rare earth elements where mineable here. The three rare earth elements they found were dysprosium, terbium and europium.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Oct 2011
AK Steel has taken over a coal company for $36 million as per a statement it released this Tuesday. The American steel company also formed a joint venture with another company to produce iron ore concentrate.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Oct 2011
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is looking at updating its disclosure rules for mining companies when reporting their mineral reserves and resources. As per the ASX the new rule will help make it easier for the mining companies to procure funding for projects in the pipeline.
By Joel Scanlon
6 Oct 2011
Northgate Minerals Corporation announced that assay results from the four diamond drill holes at their Young – Davidson project were favorable. Two holes drilled showed a new Indicated and Inferred Resource estimate of 536,000 and 53,000 ounces, respectively.
By Joel Scanlon
5 Oct 2011
Sundance Resources is likely to accept the takeover offer initiated by Hanlong Mining. The board of directors of Sundance Resources, have endorsed the $1.65 billion takeover plan of the Chinese company.
Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke is hoping to strengthen the ban on mining in Antarctica. He was joined by former French leader Michel Rocard in Tasmania to persuade more nations to join the mining ban. Michel Rocard is the French ambassador for the polar regions.
By Joel Scanlon
5 Oct 2011
The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said that toxic mining disasters and industrial accidents are waiting to happen in Eastern Europe. Especially as after a year since the toxic mud spill in Hungary the European Union has been unable to pass any related legislation.
By Joel Scanlon
4 Oct 2011
There was trouble in the Philippines as rebel communists raided 3 mining companies disarming the guards and taking managerial employees hostage briefly.
By Joel Scanlon
4 Oct 2011