April 3, 2012 Miners have fun on April Fools There were news reports on April 1 about a Charlize Theron sex tape and WestJet kid-free flights that all turned out—unfortunately—not to be true.
April 3, 2012 Extorre gets 8% bump after announcing preliminary economic assessment Argentinian gold and silver miner, Extorre Gold Mines (TSX:XG), announced a preliminary economic assessment showing their Cerro Moro gold-silver project producing 848,000 ounces of gold and 47.2 million ounces of…
April 2, 2012 Mali is quickly turning very ugly: Separatists, Islamists seize Timbuktu Tuareg rebels aided by Islamists ransacked bars, banned Western-style dress and music and called for the imposition of Sharia law.
April 2, 2012 Gold One buys First Uranium’s Elzuwini Mining Company for US$70M First Uranium (TSX:FIU) announced Monday it has sold its South African-based Elzuwini Mining Co. to Gold One International for US$70 million, transaction that should be completed by June 29.
April 2, 2012 Abacus Mining looking for buyer, partner for B.C. copper-gold project Canadian Abacus Mining and Exploration Corp. (TSXV:AME) is looking for potential buyers, partners or other alternatives under a strategic review initiated Monday, shortly after its partner moved to increase its…
April 2, 2012 Lake Shore Gold announces reserve estimate for Timmins West mine, which will support next five years of production Lake Shore Gold Corp.(TSX:LSG)(NYSE Amex:LSG) today announced a new reserve estimate for the Company's Timmins West Mine, located 18 kilometres west of theTimmins, Ontario. Timmins West Mine is a commercial…
April 2, 2012 Jewellery strike ends as India defers excise duty on non-branded gold With the government's postponing indefinitely its proposal to bring non-branded gold jewellery under the excise duty net, jewellers have started making a tentative move to re-open shutters.
April 2, 2012 Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president…
April 2, 2012 Polyus Gold terminates Altyn deal The company says it has terminated a 2011 agreement to sell its operating units in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Romania to Altyn because part of the deal, known as the First…
April 2, 2012 Gold eases a touch as stocks, crude oil retreat Prices were down 0.1% at $1,666.19/oz Monday as a softer tone to other assets such as stocks and crude oil indicated weaker appetite for fresh investment, but a retreat in…
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
