February 20, 2012 Legislators present bill to ban gold mining in the Amazon Peruvian legislators have presented a bill to congress to restrict gold mining in the Amazon basin.
February 20, 2012 Greek optimism, Chinese easing push gold futures higher Gold futures pushed higher Monday, as expectations that euro zone policy makers will approve a second bailout for Greece and the introduction of fresh monetary easing by China increased the…
February 20, 2012 OZ Minerals to sell off Cambodian gold assets OZ MINERALS announced plans yesterday to sell off its gold assets in Cambodia, closing a controversial chapter for the company that was forced to deny allegations of impropriety last year…
February 20, 2012 A new kind of hyperinflation: Zimbabwe hikes mining fees by as much as 8,000% The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines says the government's hike of pre-exploration fees for the majority of minerals – by as much as 8,000% – together with increased royalty rates will…
February 20, 2012 Did China’s central bank buy 139 tonnes of gold in the fourth quarter? After surging in January, prices for gold and silver have been remarkably steady through the first three weeks of February, setting the stage for a possible big move sometime in…
February 20, 2012 Caledonia gives 51% of Blanket to indigenous Zimbabweans Caledonia Mining announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Zimbabwe government to sell 51% of its Blanket mine to indigenous Zimbabweans for $30 million. The purchase price…
February 20, 2012 Focus finds bonanza silver grades at its Peru Minas Chanca Project Focus Ventures Ltd. (CVE:FCV) announced this morning high- to bonanza-grade silver intercepts from its Minas Chanca project in Peru.
February 20, 2012 Final decision soon on Gold Fields tailings joint venture with Gold One Gold Fields Limited has confirmed that it hopes to make a decision within three months on the way forward for its proposed West Rand tailings treatment joint venture with Gold…
February 20, 2012 Avanco Resources to double copper gold resource through acquisition from Xstrata Brazilian copper developer Avanco Resources (ASX:AVB) said today that it would double the company’s copper gold resources through the acquisition of the Pedra Branca Copper-Gold Project in Brazil's Carajas Mineral…
February 20, 2012 Class action sharks circle as Kinross Gold vows to fight At last count four law firms say they are filing class action lawsuits stemming from Kinross Gold's decision to take a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of nearly $3 billion.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
