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Premier Gold Mine Discovers Two New Gold Mines in Northwestern Ontario
Premier Gold Mines announced the discovery of two new gold mines at Hardrock company in Northwestern Ontario Project. This new zone is within 200 meters from the surface and is located west and south of the previously mined zone at Hardrock, a joint venture with the Goldstone Resources in the Premier holds 70% interest. Initial [...]
Barrick Gold and Xstrata in Gold-Copper Mine Property Sales Case in Chile
The case of property purchase gold and copper mine in Chile by Barrick Gold Corp. will drag Xstrata Plc. Barrick Gold an agreement on January 7 which agreed to promote the new Goldcorp Gold $ 463 million to let him buy a 70 percent stake in the El Morro property from Xstrata Plc. Goldcorp also [...]
EPA Approves Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine in West Virginia
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a controversial permit with water policy implications for a West Virginia mountaintop removal coal mine.
The permit now goes to the Army Corps of Engineers, which has final authority. The Obama administration has been wrestling with the issue of mountaintop mining’s impact on water quality.
Sasol Coal Mining Company to Build New Coal Mine Exports
Coal mining company Sasol has allocated R3,1-billion for the new export coal mine to replace the depleting Twisdraai operation.
The Thubelisha export coal mine, already under construction, will also supply Sasol’s synfuels factory in Secunda, in Mpumalanga province.
Sasol Mining’s output in the six months to December 31 was up 6%, but its profit of R170-million was [...]
India Ore Miner Hindustan Copper Sale Approval 20 percent Stake
Hindustan Copper Ltd., India’s largest miner of the ore, may receive final approval for a 20 percent stake sale in the next two weeks as part of the government’s asset sell-off plan.
The proposal to offload 10 percent of state-run Hindustan Copper and the company’s plan to sell a similar stake will be placed before Cabinet [...]
Australian Iron Ore Sales Expected to Increase 21 Percent
Australia, the world’s largest iron ore exporter, is forecast to boost sales 21 percent next fiscal year as prices gain.
Exports may be A$35 billion ($31 billion) in the 12 months ending June 30, 2011, from A$29 billion this year, the Canberra- based Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said today in a report. Total [...]
Arcelormittal Kumba Iron Ore Deal Jettisoned by Anglo American
Anglo American, a diversified mining group, yesterday cancelled an iron-ore supply agreement reached in 2001 on a cost plus 3 per cent basis between its subsidiary Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) and the world’s largest steel maker ArcelorMittal.
Canada Stocks Rise for Seventh Day on Gold Companies Profits
Canadian stocks rose for a seventh day, the longest rally in 11 months, as three of the country’s four largest gold producers by market value beat earnings estimates.
Barrick Gold Corp., the world’s biggest producer of the metal, gained 3.3 percent after announcing it will spin off its African operations. Kinross Gold Corp., the country’s third- [...]
Soaring Gold Price Pumps Up Canada Miners’ Profit
Two Canadian gold miners reported a sharp jump in core profits on Wednesday, kicking off what promises to be a strong reporting period by gold miners on the back of the metal’s run to record levels last year.
Agnico-Eagle Mines and Iamgold both more than doubled their profit — excluding items — thanks the run up [...]
