Mining & Metals News

Dig in for the latest news on mining and metals, related to the extraction and processing of iron ore and coke coal; precious metals, such as gold, silver, diamond and uranium; as well copper, zinc, nickel and titanium; and non-metallic mineral manufacturing. Discover the latest on business intelligence, innovations, partnerships, products and services for the mining and metals industry.

The Diamond Dealers Club of NY Introduces “Boomerang:” TransGuardian’s Game-Changing Software That Automates Insured Shipment Return Services

“In our quest to improve services and support for the diamond industry,” said Moshe Mosbacher, President of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC). “We’re pleased to introduce a secure, economical and ingenious solution for managing memo returns - TransGuardian’s... - June 21, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.

Rethinking the Pallet: Can Metal, Paper or Plastic Pallets Serve Your Business Better in Supply Chain Digital

In the June issue of Supply Chain Digital, the advantages and disadvantages of the four most common types of pallets are discussed. Softwood pallets are the most commonly seen, but metal, paper and plastic pallets all have their role in palletization. “Unless your company is about to host a... - June 15, 2011 - WDM Group

Richard Murphy, General Manager of Equity Markets for the ASX Talks to Business Review Australia About a Portfolio of Services for Listed Small to Mid Caps

Business Review Australia, the leading digital business publication for C-level executives, is pleased to announce the launch of its June issue. In the cover story, “Investing with the ASX,” Richard Murphy of the Australian Securities Exchange discusses the services that the ASX is... - June 14, 2011 - WDM Group

Shell vs. EPA in Alaskan Offshore Oil & Gas with Energy Digital

This month’s issue features an exclusive interview with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Shell Alaska representative Curtis Smith in regard to the EPA’s continual blocking of offshore exploration permits - June 09, 2011 - WDM Group

Goldlake to Maintain Options Under Funding Agreement with Soltera Mining Corp

Dr. Fabio Montanari, President and CEO of Soltera Mining Corp. (OTC: SLTA.PK; Frankfurt: SN7) (www.solteramining.com) is pleased to announce that the Goldlake Group “Goldlake”), through its holding company Goldlake Italia S.p.A, intends to maintain its options under the terms of the... - May 25, 2011 - Soltera Mining Corp

Perth Mint Sells-Out 1oz Kookaburra and Lunar Mouse Silver Bullion Coins

The Perth Mint has reported two more sell-outs from the Australian Silver Bullion Coin Program. - May 25, 2011 - Perth Mint

TransGuardian Conducts Packed USA PATRIOT Act-AML Seminar at the New York Diamond Dealers Club

TransGuardian held three PATRIOT Act Compliance (PAC) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) workshops at the New York Diamond Dealers Club (DDC). More than fifty diamond and jewelry business owners came and became compliant. Some flew in from as far away as Indiana. Moshe Mosbacher, the DDC President,... - May 19, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.

TransGuardian Pays $21,000 Claim on Gold Parcel Lost in Transit

TransGuardian today paid a claim for a $21,000 USPS Priority Mail parcel which disappeared in the mailstream. The precious metal belonged to a shipper based in New Jersey. "Losses with the USPS are rare," said Madlene Moseley, TransGuardian's Executive Vice President. "We work... - May 17, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.

DDC NY President Mosbacher Highlights Alliance with TransGuardian at Major Industry Seminar

Moshe Mosbacher, President of the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York, hosted a seminar on tax laws pertaining to foreign assets on May 12, 2011 at the DDC’s Fifth Avenue premises. Jonathan Kaiman, Accountant and Auditor, organized the event, at which the guest speaker was Joseph... - May 16, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.

Cavan Enters LOI for Acquisition of Quebec Rare Earth Project, Proposed $1.5 Million and $1.0 Million Flow-Through Financing

Cavan Ventures Inc. (TSX.V-CVN), (http://www.cavanventures.com) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent (“LOI”) with Investissements Horizon Inc. (“IHI”) of Quebec, to acquire from IHI up to one hundred percent... - May 11, 2011 - Cavan Ventures Inc

Lucky Strike Terminates Changyun Project, Clarifies Changyun and Nkak Coal Project Disclosures

Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. advises that it has terminated the Letter of Intent to acquire an interest in the Changyun project. - May 09, 2011 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd

Cavan Ventures Inc. Announces Crown King Silver Option of Arizona with Q-Gold Resources Ltd

Cavan Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce it has entered into a Mining Option Agreement with Q-Gold Resources Ltd. whereby Cavan has obtained an 18-month option to earn a 65% participating interest in a prospective Arizona silver joint venture with Q-Gold. - May 07, 2011 - Cavan Ventures Inc

DDC Concludes Agreement with TransGuardian to Provide Members with Secure Shipping Services and Credit Risk Insurance

The Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York has concluded an agreement with TransGuardian, a high-security shipping and logistics company specializing in the jewelry and gemstone industry, which will result in DDC members being able to ship packages of diamonds and jewelry at preferred rates, using... - May 05, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.

Near Tres Hermanos Property, Dia Bras Reports Highly Anomalous Gold in Stream-Sediment Samples

Dia Bras Exploration Inc., a Canadian mining company focused on exploration in northern Mexico, has reported assay results from the stream sediment at its La Verde high-sulfidation gold prospect near Batopilas, Chihuahua Mexico. - May 05, 2011 - Tres Hermanos Mine

Redhill Receives Notice of Accelerated Acquisition of Gullewa Gold Project

Redhill Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RHR) ("Redhill" or the "Company") has received a notice of intention from its joint venture partner Mutiny Gold Ltd. ("Mutiny") (ASX:MYG) that it wishes to expedite its right to acquire a 100% ownership of the Gullewa Gold Project... - April 29, 2011 - Redhill Resources Corp.

La Quinta Enters LOI to Acquire BC Massive Sulfide Project with 171 g/t Silver, 6.7% Copper

La Quinta Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:LAQ) ("La Quinta") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire the Carruthers Pass, B.C. massive sulfide project from Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CRB) ("Cariboo Rose"). Under the... - April 29, 2011 - La Quinta Resource Corporation

Lucky Strike Nkak Coal Project Acquisition and Coal Transportation Service Agreement

Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:LKY) is pleased to report the Company signed a letter agreement with a private Mongolian company that represents the owner of two exploration licences covering an area of 8,736 hectares within the eastern boundary 3 km west of the Olonbulag coking coal deposits in the aimag of Hovd in southwest Mongolia - April 28, 2011 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd

Soltera Mining Corp - Results from El Torno Eluvial Gold Sampling Programme

Dr. Fabio Montanari, President and CEO of Soltera Mining Corp. (OTC: SLTA.PK; Frankfurt: SN7) (solteramining.com) wishes to announce the results of the El Torno eluvial gold sampling program carried out in November 2010. The sampling program was designed to test eluvial deposits composed of... - April 20, 2011 - Soltera Mining Corp

Energy Digital and Infocast Events Announce Partnership for Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells in Denver, Colorado

Energy Digital and Infocast Events announce their partnership for Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells, which is taking place June 27th to June 29th. Optimizing Shale Oil & Gas Wells is the place for all industry players who want to boost their current production, enter into oil-rich and mixed... - April 19, 2011 - WDM Group

Business Review Australia Names Australia’s Top Ten Export Commodities

Canada's top ten export commodities are named and profiled. - April 14, 2011 - WDM Group

Mining Safety: Bioleaching Bacteria Clean Toxic Mine Tailings in Energy Digital

This month’s issue features a look at the unique bioleaching process that cleans mine tailings while recovering the precious resources left behind. - April 13, 2011 - WDM Group

Renewable Geothermal Energy Pumps Up Heat’s Power Potential in Energy Digital

The April issue of Energy Digital is available to read exclusively online to all energy industry leaders from around the globe. This month’s issue features a look inside geothermal power plants and they uncover the top ten geothermal hot-spots around the world. Industry leaders turn to... - April 12, 2011 - WDM Group

Berkwood Deploys Indonesian Field Team to Begin Work Program on Cimandiri Gold Property in Java Indonesia

Berkwood Resources Ltd. through its Indonesian subsidiary, PT. Berkwood Resources Indonesia, is pleased to announce that it has deployed its Indonesian field team to commence the initial exploration program at its Cimandiri Gold Property in West Java, Indonesia. - April 07, 2011 - Berkwood Resources Ltd.

Manufacturer’s Brass & Aluminum Foundry Taps Ecreativeworks to Build New Company Website

Manufacturer’s Brass & Aluminum Foundry, a leader in sand-molded metal alloy castings, has built and launched a new company website with the expert assistance of Ecreativeworks. - March 26, 2011 - Ecreativeworks

Introducing Northern British Columbia Mining.com

Northern BC Mining.com has been recently created to address the interest in news and information about mining in Northern British Columbia - March 22, 2011 - Northern BC Business

Cavan Option 3 Silver Mines at Crown King, Arizona

Cavan Ventures Inc. (TSX.V-CVN) is pleased to announce today that the Company has acquired exploration and joint venture option rights on three historic silver mines in the Bradshaw Mountains of Yavapai County, near Crown King, Arizona. - March 18, 2011 - Cavan Ventures Inc

Terra Firma Closes Private Placement of $540,000

Terra Firma Resources Inc. (TSX-V: TFR) (“Terra Firma” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has closed a non-brokered private placement of 3,000,000 units at $0.18 per unit for gross proceeds of $540,000. Each unit consists of one common share and... - March 17, 2011 - Terra Firma Resources Inc.

Core Synesis Implements the New BPM Technology of AuraPortal for the Brazilian Corporation Usiminas

Usiminas is, at present, the largest steel company in Latin America and one of the biggest in the world. - March 16, 2011 - AuraPortal

The Remote Controlled Mine: Robotic and Virtual Mining Machinery and Equipment in Energy Digital

The March issue of Energy Digital is available to read exclusively online to all energy industry leaders from around the globe. This month’s issue features the “autonomous” mine, in which 3D virtual reality training simulators and remote controlled robotic mining machinery helps... - March 15, 2011 - WDM Group

Everett Resources Ltd. Appoints Garry Clark to the Technical Advisory Board as Menarik Enters New Phase

Everett Resources Ltd. (“Everett”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Garry Clark, P.Geo to the Technical Advisory Board of the Company, effective immediately. - March 09, 2011 - Everett Resources Ltd.

Fike Achieves UTC Gold Supplier Status

Fike announces that it has achieved UTC Supplier Gold status, a program established by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to facilitate and accelerate superior performance and to recognize suppliers for their exceptional performance. - March 07, 2011 - Fike

Everett Resources Announces Drilling Contract and Mobilization on the Menarik Property, Quebec

Everett Resources Ltd. announces that it has entered into a contract with DJM Drilling Inc., of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec to completed a minimum 2,000 meter diamond drill program before spring break-up on the Menarik polymetallic property. - March 04, 2011 - Everett Resources Ltd.

Greenstone Resources Awards Onsite IT System Implementation Contract to Imaginet

Imaginet International Inc, the leading systems integrator and managed network hosting and content security services provider in the Philippines has been contracted by Greenstone Resources to implement their onsite IT Systems at their Siana goldmine project in Surigao del Norte. - March 02, 2011 - Quadra Alliance

Tres Hermanos Mine Completes Drilling Program

Cia Minera de Oro Tres Hermanos, SA is pleased to announce it has completed the Drilling Program for Tres Hermanos Property and Mine. The report was completed by Pantaleón Trejo de la Cruz - a certified geologist with more than four decades experience in the mining industry, of which two... - February 27, 2011 - Tres Hermanos Mine

Tres Hermanos Mine Receives Certified Geological Report

Cia Minera de Oro Tres Hermanos, SA is excited to announce it has received a Certified Geological Report for the Tres Hermanos Property and Mine. - February 27, 2011 - Tres Hermanos Mine

William Douglass, Vice President of Operations for Lexington Steel Corporation, Speaks on Its History of Distributing Flat Rolled Steel Products

In a report in Business Review USA, William Douglass, Vice President of Operations for Lexington Steel Corporation, speaks on the company’s uniqueness in the industry and naturally green business strategies. Illinois-based Lexington Steel Corporation, established in 1968, is a full line... - February 26, 2011 - WDM Group

Everett Resources Contracts VTEM Airborne Geophysical Survey on the Menarik Property, Quebec

Everett Resources Ltd. (“Everett”) announces that it has entered into a contract with Geotech Ltd. of Aurora, Ontario to fly a 350-line-kilometre helicopter-borne VTEM PLUS survey over the Menarik polymetallic property, located in the James Bay area of the province of Quebec. - February 26, 2011 - Everett Resources Ltd.

Dia Bras Exploration, Inc. Reports "High-Grade Gold Samples" from Tres Hermanos Vein Structure

Dia Bras, a Canadian mining company reports assay results with high gold and copper values on Tres Hermanos Vein Structure. - February 25, 2011 - Tres Hermanos Mine

Everett Announces Private Placement

Everett Resources Ltd. (“Everett”) announces that it has agreed to a non-brokered placement of up to $301,675 of its securities consisting of the sale of 5,485,000 units at a price of $0.055 per unit (the "Offering"), each unit consisting of one common share in the capital of... - February 25, 2011 - Everett Resources Ltd.

New Fire Boat for the City of Chicago

Cities need modern equipment to fight devastating fires. The City of Chicago recently contracted Hike Metal of Wheatley, Ontario Canada to construct a new “heavy duty” NFPA 1925 Type III Fireboat to replace its 55 year old fireboat. This sleek new 90 foot “state of the... - February 25, 2011 - Hike Metal Products

Spring Thaw Safety Training Conference to be Held at Turning Stone Resort, NY - March 23-24, 2011

Catamount Consulting, LLC is excited to carry on the same great tradition that MSHA started with a 2-day Spring Thaw Safety Training Conference in Central New York. - February 24, 2011 - Catamount Consulting, LLC

Midwest Expands Dust Control Product Line with Dust Fyghter® LN100

Derived from sustainable resources, new lignin-based dust fighter is a non-corrosive alternative to chloride-based products - February 19, 2011 - Midwest Industrial Supply, Inc.

Ten Australian Resources Companies Looking to Float in First Quarter 2011 Are Named in February’s Issue of Business Review Australia

In the February issue of Business Review Australia, ten of the most promising Australian resources companies seeking capital to expand into the public market in 2011 are profiled. This quarter’s biggest floats in Australia are from the lucrative resources industry, and are salivating at the... - February 11, 2011 - WDM Group

Texas Right of Way Associates Teams with Environmental Consulting Firm

Texas Right of Way Associates announced today that they have formed an alliance with Enercon Services, Inc. (ENERCON) to provide environmental consulting services to the oil & gas energy companies working in the Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale and Barnett Shale plays. Texas Right of Way... - February 10, 2011 - TRWA, Inc.

Arturo Arredondo, CEO of Minera Penmont Shares the Secrets to an Open Pit Mine with Latino Business Review

Latino Business Review - In this issue, Latino Business Review takes an in-depth look at silver and gold mining in our region and the difference between open pit and subterranean mines. In an interview with Latino Business Review Arturo Arredondo, CEO of Minera Penmont, discusses his main... - January 27, 2011 - WDM Group

Gold Test Equipment Distributor Announced by Quickshot XRF

QSX Instruments Inc announces that Kassoy LLC will be the exclusive distributor of its Quickshot XRF Analyzers for gold testing and precious metal assay needs. The XRF line is popular for its excellent price to performance ratio. - January 27, 2011 - Quickshot XRF Analyzers

Catamount Consulting to Host MSHA Alternative Case Resolution Workshop April 5-7, 2011

Leading Industry Experts Advise Mining Companies on Alternative Case Resolution in this two and a half day seminar in Atlanta, GA. The Alternative Case Resolution workshop provides mine operators and their representatives the skills necessary to participate in the ACRI process without outside legal representation. Understand MSHA Litigation, receive critical information on organizing and presenting legal arguments, understand basic principles of MSHA law and learn procedures to be followed. - January 24, 2011 - Catamount Consulting, LLC

Lucky Strike Appoints New Director Kevin Ernst