The Kimberly Process may have issued a statement that the controversial Marange diamonds could be traded internationally by Zimbabwe but the United States and Canada have rejected it. The Kimberly Process issued an administrative statement about the compromise it had reached with Zimbabwe on the export of the controversial diamonds.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Gina Rinehart is a little known mining heiress who is all set to become the richest woman in the world. Unlike Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, the Walton family and those Google guys, no one outside Australia has heard much about the publicity shy mining executive.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Canada’s Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is hosting the International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining this week from June 26 to 29. The Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo and the National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Kee will launch the first-ever international indigenous energy and mining summit in Niagara Falls.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Calibre Mining has announced high grade gold and silver results from its exploration activities at the Riscos de Oro property in Nicaragua. The reported gold and silver results from its recently concluded drilling program helped boost the shares in the Canadian company up by 15% on Monday.
CGA Mining is picking up the pace for exploration at the Masbate Gold Project in the Philippines. The company has allotted $20 million for exploration activities in the financial year 2012. This is nearly three times the budget for exploration in 2011 which was set at $7 million for the gold mining project.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Habanero Resources has announced that the 2011 work program is ongoing at the Haldane property.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
International Montoro Resources (Montoro) has begun the 2011 work program at the Chuchinka REE-Carbonatite property.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Woulfe Mining has reported assay results from the six and seven set of samples connected with the phase 1 drilling completed recently at the Sangdong tungsten mine.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
Silver Pursuit Resources will begin diamond drilling at its LUZ property, which is situated 50 km north of Alamos in Mexico.
By Joel Scanlon
28 Jun 2011
The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in coating technologies, today announced the launch of its Guardian™ CF hardband for application on drill pipe tool joints.
China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group plans to build a clean coal plant in Inner Mongolia in partnership with Seamwell International Ltd. The state owned project developer and the West Yorkshire, UK-based firm will collaborate on the $1.5 billion project.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
After it came to light that the Chinese government controlled Shenhua Watermark Coal had been buying rural land for coal exploration in New South Wales the Gillard government is now planning to review land ownership across the region.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
A potential mine site in Australia’s Northern Territory is in trouble with the traditional land owners. The massive iron ore deposit in the Gulf of Carpentaria is now the site of a controversy. Miners want to run a slurry line to Maria Island and the indigenous Aboriginal community say that the land is a deeply sacred place that hosts a poison tee that will kill them.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennet, the two richest mining heiresses in Australia have put aside past differences to form a team to sue Rio Tinto. Angela Bennet’s brother Michael Wright joins them in their quest. Collectively are after a bigger share of the iron ore mining industry profits in Western Australia.
Mr Eric Ripper pledged at a public rally that no uranium mines would be allowed in Western Australia. He even promised to close any operating uranium mine if they won the election in 2013. He added that no compensation would be paid to mines which are involved in exploration and development work in the state.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011