July 26, 2012 Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go…
July 26, 2012 PanTerra Gold pours first gold/silver dore in DR using new recovery process PanTerra Gold Limited (ASX:PGI) has announced it has poured its first gold/silver dore at its Las Lagunas project in the Dominican Republic using world-first technology.
July 26, 2012 All that wealth and now somewhere to put it Located somewhere under 'a building within the international airport compound' in Hong Kong, Malca-Amit's vault is designed to hold 1,000 tonnes of gold – roughly 22% of the gold bullion…
July 26, 2012 China’s rare earth exports plunge by over 40% The volume of rare earth minerals legally exported from China for the first half of 2012 plunged by 42.7% year-on-year to hit 4,908 tons according to statistics from China's customs…
July 26, 2012 Australian miners seek a wealth of opportunities in a new Myanmar Australian exploration and mining firms are readying themselves for forays into Myanmar following the end of decades of military rule earlier this year and the country's opening up to foreign…
July 26, 2012 Quest Petroleum to raise AUD$5 million for oil and gas exploration in South Sumatra Quest Petroleum NL (ASX:QPN) has announced that it will undertake a placement to investors to raise $5 million for its ongoing drilling program at the Ranau oil and gas projects…
July 26, 2012 Arrested Australian warns of Indonesian business perils An Australian mining businessman facing the prospect of five years in an Indonesian prison has warned others of the perils of doing business in the South-east Asian giant, saying he…
July 26, 2012 Hecla Mining could scupper U.S. Silver/RX Gold & Silver merger with all-cash bid Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) has made an all-cash offer for U.S. Silver Corporations (TSX-V:USA) in a bid to scupper its proposed merger with RX Gold & Silver (TSX-V:RXE).
July 25, 2012 Shanghai rebar meltdown: The last time Chinese steel cost this much iron ore was trading at $70 Chinese rebar prices are now 8% lower than October 2011 lows, while iron ore prices remain 5% higher.
July 25, 2012 Seven coal miners dead after explosion in northern Mexico An explosion on Wednesday in a coal mine in northern Mexico killed seven miners, officials said, highlighting lax safety conditions in small mines that are often poorly regulated.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
