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
Highpointe Exploration has planned to continue the suggested exploration at its Tasco property.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Argentex Mining has announced additional drill results from the recently concluded 2011 exploration at the Pinguino project.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
UnionTown Energy has begun drilling its initial well at the Teton River property. The company expects that the drilling operations at the Teton #1a-10 well will be for 3 to 5 days.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Stroud Resources has announced that the 2011 exploration program is in progress at its Hislop gold project near Timmins in Ontario.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Nevada Exploration (NGE) announced that Northgate Minerals has mustered a diamond rig to commence the 2011 drilling program at the Awakening Gold Project.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Africo Resources has restarted the drilling program at its Kalukundi property in the Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jun 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has blamed the proposed carbon tax and the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) for the doubt that now surrounds the multi-billion dollar Oakajee Port and Rail Project.
By Joel Scanlon
26 Jun 2011
Aspire Mining Limited has lifted its production expectations for its Ovoot Coking Coal Project in Mongolia based on the latest compilation of coal washability test results.
The world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton is spending $3 billion on expanding the Worsley aluminum project in Western Australia.
By Joel Scanlon
26 Jun 2011
Southwest Oregon gold miner Clifford R. Tracy has been charged for a second time with illegal mining. The 39 year old man was found to have a mining operation near a sensitive salmon stream along Galice Creek near Grants Pass.
By Joel Scanlon
26 Jun 2011
Despite making controversial comments in a speech in the United States Lord Monckton is still welcome at the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies conference in Perth this week. In his speech at a conference in Los Angeles he indicated that the Australian climate change adviser was a Nazi.
By Joel Scanlon
26 Jun 2011
Wolverine Minerals has begun the 2011 exploration program at its properties in the Finlayson District, eastern Yukon. The company includes a total of 10 properties in the Finlayson region.
By Joel Scanlon
24 Jun 2011
Peregrine Diamonds has discovered three new kimberlites, CH-56, CH-57 and CH-58 at the Chidliak project through drilling.
By Joel Scanlon
24 Jun 2011
Northern Tiger Resources has updated its proposed $7.2 M Yukon exploration programs. The 2011 exploration programs are planned to pursue the fine gold drill discoveries that were made in 2010 at both the Sonora Gulch and 3Ace projects.
By Joel Scanlon
24 Jun 2011