International Business News - Mining http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Alaskans were given an option when voting for an initiative in their primary election: mining or fish. They chose mining. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/alaska-voters-choose-mining-over-fish-at-polls.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:54:09 EDT Lundin Mining Corp., which produces copper, nickel, lead and zinc, said Monday Chief Financial Officer Anders Haker is leaving the company and will be replaced by Ted Mayers, effective Sept. 2. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/lundin-mining-names-new-chief-financial-officer.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:10:25 EDT When most patients go to the pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don't think twice about turning over the note from their doctor. After all, how much could the scrawled handwriting on that tiny slip be worth? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/states-fight-to-shield-docs-from-drug-data-mining.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:32:12 EDT Alaskans in the primary election will vote on Ballot Measure 4, an initiative that opponents say will kill large-scale mining in Alaska but supporters say will save Bristol Bay's wild salmon streams from a toxic spill at the Pebble Mine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/alaskans-to-vote-on-mining-regulation-proposal.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:56:58 EDT A little more than two years ago, the co-founders of a small Canadian mining company unearthed a gold and silver deposit in southeastern Ecuador that industry experts believe is the most significant discovery in at least a decade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/major-mining-companies-on-buying-spree-for-assets.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:31:03 EDT Heavy rains caused a mudslide at an illegal gold mine in Burkina Faso that killed at least 31 people, state-run radio said. Miners dug through the mud to try to rescue survivors and pull out bodies in the mining village of Boussoukoula in southwest Burkina Faso, state radio said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/at-least-31-killed-in-burkina-faso-mining-accident.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:26:12 EDT The nation's mining industry is mired in summer doldrums after a long and profitable run, dragged down by volatile prices and fears of a global economic slowdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/mining-industry-stock-mired-in-summer-doldrums.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:33:44 EDT A mining company is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that Montana is immune from a lawsuit seeking compensation for what the company says was the illegal taking of its property near Lincoln. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/montana-mining-venture-seeks-high-court-review.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:44:17 EDT With a national study calling West Virginia the most medicated state in the nation, some lawmakers are questioning the sale of information about state patients and doctors to the pharmaceutical industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/curbs-eyed-for-sales-of-w-va-info-to-drug-makers.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:15:51 EDT The past of this old mining town is again reverberating through its narrow stone-paved streets, as global mining interests blast away with dynamite the mineral-rich mountain that has loomed above the town for centuries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/97745-mexico-mining-old-mines.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/big-mining-back-in-mexico-rattles-old-villages.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080725/big-mining-back-in-mexico-rattles-old-villages.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:58:27 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 24, from AP Financial News: DENVER (AP)--Newmont Mining Corp., the world's second-largest gold producer, on Thursday reiterated 2008 guidance for gold sales, although it said costs associated with the sales will vary depending on oil prices and foreign currency exchange rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/outlook-roundup-newmont-mining-build-a-bear.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:17:28 EDT Newmont Mining Corp., the world's second-largest gold producer, on Thursday reiterated 2008 guidance for gold sales, although it said costs associated with the sales will vary depending on oil prices and foreign currency exchange rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/newmont-mining-reiterates-2008-guidance.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:59:00 EDT Newmont Mining Corp., one of the world's largest gold producers, said Thursday it turned a profit in the second quarter as it sold more gold at higher prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/newmont-mining-swings-to-2q-profit.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:16:19 EDT Newmont Mining Corp., one of the world's largest gold mining companies, reports second-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/newmont-mining-to-release-second-quarter-earnings.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:02 EDT Peru's government has declared a state of emergency at a mine east of Lima, fearing toxic materials there could spill into the capital city's main water source. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94316-peru-peace-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/peru-sees-threat-to-lima-water-supply.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/peru-sees-threat-to-lima-water-supply.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:08:47 EDT About 30,000 Peruvian miners have suspended a weeklong strike against legal limits on profit sharing, according to the mineral-rich nation's largest mining union. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/peruvian-miners-suspend-strike.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:21:58 EDT About 30,000 miners have gone on strike at many of Peru's biggest mines to demand a greater share of rising metals income, the country's largest mining union said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/30-000-peru-miners-continue-strike.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:57:38 EDT Mining company Uranium Resources Inc. said Thursday said it backed out of a deal to buy uranium mining company Rio Algom Mining LLC because "current market conditions" prevented it from obtaining financing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/uranium-resources-terminates-plan-to-buy-rio-algom.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:52:53 EDT One million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon would be off limits to new uranium mining under an emergency declaration adopted Wednesday by a House committee. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/congress-halts-mining-near-grand-canyon.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:24:46 EDT A complex case of alleged corporate wrongdoing involving subsidiaries of the same Mexican mining conglomerate now rests in the hands of a federal judge. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/monthlong-mining-trial-in-texas-comes-to-close.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:43:47 EDT