July 16, 2012

Columbia Yukon announces non-brokered private placement

The company intends to raise up to $150,000 by the issuance of 3,000,000 non-flow through common shares at $0.05 per share.

July 16, 2012

Unions left out of Newmont’s negotiations in Peru

Negotiations among Peruvian authorities, Newmont Mining and the local communities with the intent to end the seven-month conflict over the $5 billion Conga project in the northern region of Cajamarca,…

July 16, 2012

Reservoir Minerals drills 266 metres grading 1.23% copper equivalent at Timok project

Diamond drilling on the company's Timok Project in eastern Serbia has intercepted copper and gold mineralization, including 266 meters grading an average of 1.23% copper equivalent from 598 to 864…

July 16, 2012

How to get rich in outer space: a visual guide

Recent developments show that becoming rich by profiting of the minerals that asteroids, stars and unknown planets have to offer it is closer than ever. Before it is too late,…

July 15, 2012

OceanaGold to sell copper, gold production to Trafigura

OceanaGold will sell 100% of the copper and gold concentrate production from its Didipio project in Luzon, northern Philippines to Trafigura, following signing of a heads of agreement.

July 15, 2012

Alcoa offers $45m in legal case over Bahrain bribe

US firm profited by $420m through illicit backhands: Alba seeks $1bn

July 15, 2012

Minto copper mine produced record amount in 2nd quarter

The Minto mine in Canada’s Yukon produced a record 9.8 million pounds of copper concentrate during the second quarter of the year, according to its owner, Capstone Mining Corp.

July 15, 2012

Peru says deal reached on Anglo American mine

Reuters reported that Peru has brokered a deal between the regional government of Moquegua and Anglo American to allow the global firm to build its USD 3 billion Quellaveco copper…

July 15, 2012

Mitsubishi could help defuse Anglo and Codelco row

Reuters ported that Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corporation could cede part of its stake in disputed Chilean copper properties to solve a bitter row between Anglo American Plc and Codelco…

July 14, 2012

Chile at a crossroads

Chile's accession to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in 2010 was more than just a confirmation that they'd earned the right to join the world's top ranked economies.