May 5, 2011 Rio Tinto to weather storm of fragile global economy Rio Tinto , the world's third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain fragile in the near term and sees itself in a strong position to weather any turbulence, its chairman…
May 5, 2011 Minefinders provides reserve and resource update for its Dolores Mine Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (TSX:MFL)(NYSE Amex:MFN) today announced updated gold and silver mineral reserves and resources for the Dolores Mine. Fiscal 2010 marked the first meaningful exploration drilling program at Dolores…
May 5, 2011 Orocobre’s Argentinian lithium project now needs financing, state approval Though the hurdles of government approval and project financing remain, Orocobre (ASX: ORE; TSX: ORL) released a strongly positive feasibility study of […]
May 5, 2011 Mexico makes third largest Central Bank gold purchase of past ten years Mexico massively ramped up its gold reserves in the first quarter of this year, buying over $4 billion of bullion as emerging economies move away from the ailing U.S. dollar,…
May 4, 2011 NioGold discovers two important mineralized structures in Malartic Camp NioGold Mining Corporation (TSX-V: NOX) is pleased to report on the on-going exploration drilling program within the southern portion of company's wholly-owned Malartic Block property, located in the Malartic gold…
May 4, 2011 Independent technical report confirms IAMGOLD’s niobium mine potential with a 691% increase in M&I resources and a net asset value up to $2 billion IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG) today announced the results of an independently prepared NI 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") on the company's wholly-owned Niobec niobium mine in the province of Quebec,…
May 4, 2011 Commodities outlook still strong despite dip: Scotiabank economist Commodities took another hit today on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as declines in oil, silver, copper and gold dragged the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 128 points by mid-day trading. The…
May 4, 2011 Stillwater Mining reports record quarterly earnings for the first quarter [Highlights from] Stillwater Mining Company: Net income of $36.2 million or $0.34 per diluted share -- nearly triple first quarter 2010 earnings Mined PGM production increased to 131,200 ounces Continued…
May 4, 2011 Lake Shore Gold announces first quarter 2011 production results, company targeting 125,000 ounces in 2011 Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG) today released production results for the first quarter of 2011. Ore processed in the quarter amounted to 148,400 tonnes at a grade of 4.89 grams…
May 4, 2011 Midas letter’s big drill hits in gold and silver Gold and silver have fallen out of bed this week as the top stories provide an opportunity for the mainstream media to deliver another volley of ‘things are getting better’…
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year. December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm