April 3, 2011 Teck announces preliminary settlement at its Elkview operation Teck announced on Saturday that it had reached a settlement deal with Local 9346 of the United Steelworkers of America to end the strike at the company's Elkview operation. According…
April 2, 2011 World’s No.3 copper mine, Collahuasi, lifts force majeure Chile's Collahuasi, the world's No. 3 copper mine, said on Friday it had lifted a force majeure on copper concentrate exports imposed after an accident at its key sea terminal…
April 2, 2011 Brazil considering iron ore export tax? Brazil's government is considering creating an iron ore export tax meant to spur investment in local steel production, a leading Brazilian newspaper reported on Friday. Advisors to President Dilma Rousseff…
April 2, 2011 Speculators raising net longs on gold and copper, trimming silver Speculators in gold and copper futures and options raised their net long positions in the week ended March 29, while they trimmed bullish bets in the silver market, according to…
April 2, 2011 Gold will achieve new record highs this year – Blanchard According to coin and precious metals dealer Blanchard and Company's research arm, the continuation of gold's strong bull run through during Q1 2011, with the metal hitting a new nominal…
April 2, 2011 Japan tsunami: significant impact on Asian gold supplies It feels a little callous writing about Japan with respect to precious metals after the country suffered such a terrible tragedy. However, I think it's worth discussing because there's a…
April 1, 2011 China bumps up rare earth export quota China has increased its 2011 rare earth export quota, says an article by International Business Times: China has set its total output of rare earth at 93,800 tonnes this year,…
April 1, 2011 Spending your stash While gold and silver coins are nice to look at, and there's a certain sense of independence one gets from owning them, most purchasers buy physical precious metals with the…
April 1, 2011 Midway Gold looking to go underground at Midway Denver-based Midway Gold is eyeing an additional underground resource at its Midway project in Nye County, Nevada. The company said on Friday that an NI 43101- compliant technical report updates…
April 1, 2011 The lesson from Japan for PM investors It feels a little callous writing about Japan with respect to precious metals after the country suffered such a terrible tragedy. However, I think it’s worth discussing because there’s a…
Hecla nearly doubles exploration budget The Idaho-based miner said it will spend $55 million on its projects in Nevada and producing assets. February 13, 2026 | 09:01 am
