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China makes unexpected grab for Canadian miner - 0 views

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    State-controlled Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co. Ltd. launched a surprise $148.5-million unsolicited takeover bid for Canadian Royalties Inc. yesterday, marking one of the first times the...
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Kenyan Mob Kills Renowned Geologist Over National Park Dispute - 0 views

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    A Kenyan mob armed with clubs, spears and bows and arrows killed a prominent Scottish gemstone expert during a dispute over mining in a national park, police...
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The Plan: Plant 125 million trees - 0 views

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    A group promoting reforestation in Appalachia is seeking more than $422 million to plant trees on mountains that were cleared or leveled for...
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Researchers Find Method to Predict Gold Stock Movements - 88% Accurate - 0 views

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    A team of international researchers claims to have identified a pattern in the gold market that has been predicting the movement of gold stocks...
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BP Makes 'Giant' Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico - 0 views

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    London-based BP said it had made a "giant" oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, reaffirming the area's...
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1 miner dies every 2 days in SA - 0 views

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    One worker is dying every second day at South African mines, trade union Solidarity says. According to the Department of Mining, the official death toll was at...
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Navajos mark 30th anniversary of uranium spill - 0 views

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    The leader of the Navajo Nation marked the 30th anniversary of a massive uranium tailings spill by reaffirming the tribe's ban on future uranium mining...
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Asia's biggest iron ore deposit found in China - 0 views

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    In a major development on Wednesday, China discovered huge iron ore deposits in...
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Mining Giant Looks to Power Itself with Biodiesel - 0 views

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    Vale announces a project to produce biodiesel to supply its operations in the Northern region of Brazil, from 2014 onwards...
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Gold Miners Ravage Vietnam's Rivers - 0 views

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    After the Amazon forests and California rivers, it is the turn of Vietnam's rivers to fall prey to the unscrupulous activities of gold miners...
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Zim denies 'blood diamonds' claim - 0 views

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    At a meeting on preventing the sale of "blood diamonds", Zimbabwe has denied claims of killings in its diamond fields...
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Centamin Becomes First Modern-Day Commercial Gold Producer in Egypt - 0 views

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    Centamin Egypt has now passed a new milestone with first gold pour at its Sukari mine...
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Value of diamond deals declines by 73% from previous year - 0 views

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    Metals Economics Group's recent Strategic Report points to a 73% decline in total acquisitions spending on diamonds...
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Chinese miners freed after 25 days in flooded mine - 0 views

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    Three miners have been found alive after being trapped for 25 days in a flooded mine in southern China, a local official said Monday. The miners drank...
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Miners ate coal to survive 25-day burial - 0 views

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    Three miners survived 25 days trapped in a flooded mine in southern China by drinking dirty water and chewing coal...
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Coal mining companies destroy environment in plain view - 0 views

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    Nguyen Tien Phuong, deputy director of Vang Danh Coal Mining Company, says his family doesn't dare drink even boiled tap water. He admits that his company has been blatantly discharging untreated wastewater directly into...
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Gold Prices to Cross $1 000 Mark Next Week - 0 views

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    This week gold showed its true colours with a surge and poised itself to cross the psychological mark of $1000 per ounce...
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