Taking to space to conquer mining’s final frontier
MINING in space could be within grasp after Washington-based Planetary Resources outlined plans on April 24 for the mining of Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs).
Boasting...
Producer digs up more gold but underperforms in March quarter
MID tier gold producer Evolution Mining has found more high-grade gold at its Cracow gold mine in Queensland. A drilling program was conducted about...
Gold explorer gets cash injection
JUNIOR exploration company Blackham Resources has secured more than $9 million to fund ongoing exploration at its Matilda gold project in northern WA. New...
Significant mineralisation highlights project potential
EMERGING iron ore company Brockman Resources has intersected direct shipping ore (DSO) mineralisation at its Sirius iron prospect, within the Ophthalmia project area north...
A positive picture for future of graphite project
A WEEK after discovering course flake graphite at the Argent and Stanley prospects within its Waddikee project, Monax Mining has identified course graphite at...
Jutson Rocks strikes gold
GOLD mineralisation has been discovered at Global Metals Exploration’s flagship Jutson Rocks project, 125km northeast of Laverton in WA’s Eastern Goldfields. Intersections of up...
Tenement sale facilitates exploration and project development
SOUTH Australian-based Minotaur Exploration has sold its wholly-owned Roxby Downs tenements to BHP Billiton for $10 million. The sale and purchase deed between Minotaur...
Drug testing not a wee issue
THE resource industry’s peak national employer group the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA), has labelled a recent Fair Work Australia (FWA) tribunal drug...
Production up, costs down for nickel major
ASX-listed Mincor has boosted nickel production and its operating surplus while driving down cash costs for the March 2012 quarter.
Compared to the December 2011...
Joint venture partnership to benefi t from miner’s golden touch
DIVERSIFIED metals explorer Midas Resources has entered into a joint venture with Perth-based private exploration company Cazador Resources in a move that will expand...