Posts Tagged ‘gold-mine’

Environmentalist demonstrators have taken to the streets in Romania against the Rosia Montana gold mine, while local tonwspeople have rallied in support. Full story

A new mechanical bucket to be released in February 2012 by Keech Australia has been put to trial in the Newcrest Cadia East gold mine in Orange, New South Wales, following a 12-month development phase. Full story

Mining Weekly reported that China National Coal Group will use a special cooling technology developed at a gold mine for its coal mining operations. Continue reading.. Full story

The company issued a statement Monday morning saying operations at its Kusasalethu gold mine have been suspended pending investigations after an employee was killed in an accident. South Africa's third-largest gold miner Harmony suspended operations at Full story

Medusa Mining Ltd (LON:MML, ASX:MML) said an investigation is being conducted at its Co-O gold mine in the Philippines following an accident last week which killed a miner in a shrinkage stope at the mine. Full story

- Townspeople in northern Peru are demanding an end to construction of the $4.8 billion Minas Conga gold mine because they fear it will threaten local water supplies, residents said on Tuesday. Full story

- Newmont Mining halted work at its giant Yanacocha gold mine on Monday after protesters blocked an access road and torched eight pieces of earth-moving equipment, prompting the company to ask Peru's government to intervene. Full story

PERTH (miningweekly.com) Gold miner Northern Star on Monday announced a two-phase gold expansion plan to lift production to 200 000 oz/y, from 75 000 oz/y. Full story

BAKU, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ.L - news) plans to start work at the Gosha gold mine in Azerbaijan in the second half of 2012 after the successful launch of production at the neighbouring Gedabek mine, the company said in a Full story

Email Print Copying Post by Anne Bagchi, Copper Researcher Bloomberg reports that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) Grasberg copper and gold mine strike in Indonesia is likely to cut output by 230,000 tons of ore per day. The market news Full story