The Lucky Friday mine outside Mullan is the scene of a rescue attempt to save the life of a 53 year old man who was trapped in the mine in Northeast Idaho as he was underground. The miner has been trapped inside the mine...
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
The Korea Resources Corporation also known as KORES has set up a consortium to help it acquire the Far West mining company. The South Korean state run company will be buying the Canadian copper miner, which is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, for approximately US $700 million.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações, the Brazilian Oil and Natural gas Exploration Company, has identified the occurrence of hydrocarbons in the Albian segment of the 1-OGX-33-RJS well that is situated in the BM-C-41 block, in the shallow waters of the Campos Basin.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
Bering Exploration has hired Dependable Working Partners to offer drilling assistance for its Eagle Ford shale play, Central Texas.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
Nevada Copper has announced positive drilling results from the Pumpkin Hollow Property, Nevada. NC11-GT01, drill hole has reported assay results from the geotechnical drill campaign.
Pacific Ridge Exploration has completed an airborne magnetometer survey above a part of the Mariposa gold property in White Gold District, Yukon.
Laurentian Goldfields has completed diamond drilling at the Goldpines North Joint Venture (GPNJV), a 50/50 joint venture with Kinross Gold.
Expedition Mining has signed an option agreement with Paul Dadwal to buy 100% interest in the Mt. Mervyn gold property.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
Richfield Ventures has released drilling results for the nine holes of the 30,000 metre drill program to develop and describe the resource on the Blackwater Gold Project. This project is located around 100 km south of Vanderhoof, BC.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
Mining production in South Africa has gone up by 2.8% as compared to last year in February.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
The Australian Center for Corporate Social Responsibility said that a long-term commitment will be needed to improve the industry's relationship with the community in Upper Hunter Valley.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
The government in Bolivia may seize mines amongst protests for wage increases. The Bolivian president Evo Morales has already seized control of gas fields, oil refineries, pension funds and telecommunication companies since he came to power in January 2006.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
In Nevada a Senate committee is keeping alive some bills that will raise the tax dollars for the state. On Thursday the Senate Revenue Committee exempted several measures from a ‘vote or die’ deadline on Friday.
By Joel Scanlon
18 Apr 2011
Silver Quest Resources has discovered a significant gold-in-soil anomaly, called Rusty Creek, at the Capoose project, which is situated around 185 km southwest of Prince George, British Columbia.
By Joel Scanlon
16 Apr 2011
Mesa Exploration has purchased the White Mountain Potash Project in western Utah, which contains around 1,700 acres of Federal Potash Permit Applications.
By Joel Scanlon
16 Apr 2011