January 6, 2012 Mining CEOs make up a quarter of highest paid Canadian chiefs Twenty-four mining and oilsands company chief executives are among the 100 highest paid Canadian CEOs.
January 6, 2012 Gold Falls in New York as Dollar’s Strength Trims Metal Appeal Gold fell from a two-week high on speculation that a stronger dollar will curb demand for the metal as an alternative asset.
January 6, 2012 Kansanshi back in business, First Quantum confirms First Quantum on Friday confirmed it restarted operations at its Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia, after a strike curbed output for two days this week.
January 6, 2012 Canasia to Acquire Aluminous Clay / Rare Earth Prospect in Gaspe Bay Region of Quebec Canasia Industries Corporation ("Canasia" and the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CAJ)(PINKSHEETS:CANSF)(FRANKFURT:45C) is please to announce that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire approximately 5,500 contiguous acres prospective for Aluminous…
January 6, 2012 Silvercrest estimates 100m silver-equivalent ounces at La Joya It is the first resource estimate for La Joya by Silvercrest Mines and it puts contained metal at 51 million ounces silver, 333,400 ounces gold, 270 million pounds copper.
January 6, 2012 Philippines shutting down hundreds of mines due to major landslide The Philippine government on Friday ordered the shutdown of 500 small mines threatened by landslides in a southern town where a chunk of a mountain tumbled down on sleeping residents…
January 6, 2012 Are investors getting physical with gold and silver? The final months of 2011 were unkind to gold and silver.
January 6, 2012 Newmont trying hard to divert protestors’ attention in Peru by stressing Conga copper-gold mine community benefits As protests against the $4.8 billion Conga project in Peru resumed this week, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) has put together a strategic document outlining its community investment projects related…
January 6, 2012 HSBC, Barclays cut 2012 gold price forecast The two banks have lowered their gold price forecasts for this year by more than $100/ounce but both still maintain their bullish view of the yellow metal.
January 6, 2012 Freeport’s Grasberg miners want owed wages to return Union spokesman Virgo Solossa said Friday the miners will stop returning to the mine on Saturday if they are not paid salaries owed to them during a recent three-month strike.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am