Post-apartheid South Africa has provided duelling optimists and pessimists with plenty of fodder to back up their long-standing positions. There have been unabashed triumphs — such as the country’s avoidance of Zimbabwe-style…
On Aug. 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a final rule establishing new disclosure and reporting obligations on companies whose products contain so-called “conflict minerals.” This new disclosure requirement will…
In the article “Pretium cuts Brucejack’s resource” (T.N.M., Sept. 24–30/12), it was incorrectly stated that the company had a 24,000-metre drill program with six rigs at the project. In fact, Pretium has a total 100,000-metre…
While Lonmin (LMI-L) has ended a bloody labour dispute at its Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg in South Africa that left 46 dead, other miners in the country are demanding higher wages.
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Just two weeks after the board of Australian junior Exco Resources (ESX-A) rejected a hostile, all-cash takeover offer from one of its institutional shareholders, the explorer released an updated resource estimate for its Turpentine copper-gold…
When it comes to early stage exploration, it is not unusual to hear about big ideas and regional plays. But when Quinton Hennigh focused on a theory for the better part of a decade with prolific Australian prospector Mark Creasy, the wheels got…
Australia’s biggest miners say the Queensland government’s latest move to hike royalties on coal operations will cause more job losses and project cancellations in the troubled sector.
Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) has bulked up its resource estimate for the Batman deposit at its Mount Todd gold project in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Lynas Corporation (LYC-A) has been developing its large rare earth project in Western Australia for more than 10 years, and a decision earlier this month by Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has brought the project a step…
In late February, Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…
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