Europe’s biggest blast furnace produces 70-millionth ton of steel

Blast furnace Schwelgern 2, owned by diversified industrial group ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, produced its seventy-millionth ton of hot metal, in February.

South Africa and its mining heritage

South Africa’s mineral revolution, which was prompted by the development of Kimberley’s diamond mining industry and more profoundly shaped by the discovery and exploitation of gold on the Witwatersrand during the latter quarter of the...

Gold slumps on scepticism of EU meeting

Gold eased on Wednesday extending sharp losses made in the previous session as investors were sceptical that an informal European Union meeting later in the day would yield steps to help solve the region's debt crisis. Gold fell to as low as $1...

CME leads rare-earth delegation to Europe

The Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) would actively participate in the promotion of Australian rare earths to export destinations, leading an industry delegation on a 13-day tour of Germany, France and the UK. CME chief...

East Africa to join world gas giants

To East Africa's assets of spectacular wildlife, abundant land and shimmering beaches you can now add gas - so much gas it could transform global energy flows along with some of the world's poorest countries. Finds announced just last week off...

Company Announcement: Exhibitor Update-Bauer Resources Ghana Ltd

West African Mining and Power Exhibition 6 - 8 June 2012 - Accra Convention Centre

Survey shows strong hiring trend in SA mining

International management and professional recruitment specialist Antal reports that its quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in some of the world’s most important employment markets, has found that the engineering and mining sector in...

Brazil billionaire's CCX to list on S.Paulo bourse

Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's conglomerate, EBX, will list its Colombian coal mining offshoot, known as CCX, on the Sao Paulo stock exchange on May 25, the head of the newly founded company said on Tuesday. The listing would be the fifth...

US March brass mill imports, exports fall y-on-y

US imports of brass mill products eased 0.9% in March from a year earlier and exports fell 11.7% during that time, an industry group said. Imports of brass mill products in March slipped to 43.5-million pounds from 43.9-million pounds in the same...

Cameco buys uranium trader Nukem for $136m

Cameco, the biggest listed uranium producer, agreed to pay private equity firm Advent International €105-million, or $136-million, for nuclear fuel trader Nukem to deepen its involvement in marketing and secure alternative supplies, the company...

Company Announcement: Metallurgical drilling commences at Colluli Potash Project

South Boulder Mines Ltd is pleased to advise that it has commenced a new program of metallurgical drilling at its flagship Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea in another key step towards completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study.

Mining and power exhibition 2012 largest yet

The tenth West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) is the largest in history, both in exhibitor numbers and square meters used to host the event, states event organiser Exhibition Management Services (EMS).