Commentary: Ohio Coal Association: Obama is ‘extraordinarily misguided’
The following is a statement by Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, in response to just-released re…
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Severstal and Chalco cutting output (November 03, 2008)
Severstal, Russia’s largest steel maker, is slashing output in Russia, the U. S. and Europe by 25-30% amidst slowing demand, according to a report by Bloomberg news.
Augusta advances Rosemont copper project (November 03, 2008)
Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-x) has improved metallurgy and discovered a new mixed oxide-sulphide zone at its Rosemont open-pit copper-molybdenum-silver project in southern Arizona.
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 2)
Nick Carter, vice-president at Roswell, Ga.-based uranium consultancy Ux Consulting says that the recent steep drop…
Uranium price will rebound: analysts (Part 1)
“A roller coaster ride” would be one way to describe the uranium spot price in recent years, rising to US$136 per l…
Early winter hits Teck’s Red Dog (October 30, 2008)
Teck (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) says that “adverse weather conditions” have forced it to send off its final container ship ea…
International Tower Hill doubles Livengood resource (October 29, 2008)
Vancouver – The Money Knob deposit is starting to live up to its name for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V)….
Lik delivers lead-silver-zinc for Zazu
Vancouver As part of its effort to calculate a resource estimate for the Lik property in northwestern Alaska, Zaz…
Rye Patch intersects gold on two Nevada projects
Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) has drilled into gold mineralization on two of its Nevada projects, Wilco and Jessup. Combin…
Cliffs to curtail iron ore production at two Minnesota mines
Declining demand for steel has prompted major iron ore producer, Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N), to stop producti…
Fronteer and AuEx keep hitting gold at Long Canyon
Vancouver – Joint venture partners Fronteer Development (FRG-T) and AuEx Ventures (XAU-T) are hitting long gold int…
American Mining Hall of Fame to celebrate new inductees
On Dec. 6, geologists, prospectors and mine engineers will gather in Tucson, Ariz. for the 26th Annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Banquet.