November 30, 2011

Collahuasi miners at Xstrata, Anglo’s Chile unit end strike

Workers at the Collahuasi copper mine, a joint venture between Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc in northern Chile, agreed today to end a strike over job dismissals after winning…

November 30, 2011

Stocks rally, lifting commodities

North American stock exchanges are on a tear today after central banks made more funds available to lenders, giving investors hope for a way out of the European debt debacle.…

November 30, 2011

Pretium’s Quartermain sets stage for high grade Brucejack gold mine

Because of higher gold grades, a new scoping study of the Brucejack project will be "much more robust," Robert Quartermain, Pretium Resources president and CEO, told Mineweb in a telephone…

November 30, 2011

Great Panther Silver confirms continuity of Santa Margarita gold-silver veins

Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR,AMEX:GPL) announced extended mineralization and continuity of gold-silver veins at Guanajuato.

November 30, 2011

Australian gold producer BCD Resources closing its Beaconsfield underground gold mine next year

Australian gold producer, BCD Resources has announced that it will close its Beaconsfield underground gold mine next year as today's gold price it is not viable to mine below the…

November 30, 2011

Franco-Nevada closes C$391 million bought deal financing

Franco-Nevada Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: FNV) (TSX: FNV) announced today the closing of its previously announced public offering (the "Offering") of 9,200,000 common shares ("Offered Shares"), including the full exercise…

November 30, 2011

Newmont suspends construction at the Conga project in agreement with the Government of Peru

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ("Newmont" or the "Company") announced today that, in agreement with the government of Peru, it has suspended construction activities at the Conga project (or the…

November 29, 2011

Gold Mountain Mining closes second tranche of $5.16 million brokered private placement flow-through financing

Gold Mountain Mining Corporation ("Gold Mountain" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the second tranche (the "Second Tranche") of its flow-through private placement (the "Offering").

November 29, 2011

Peru: An emerging power in the global gold hunt

Peru has a rich precious metals history. This diverse Andean nation, once a victim of Spanish looting, is now the largest silver producer in the world, the second largest copper…

November 29, 2011

Kenai Resources confirms high-grade gold zones at Sao Chico

Kenai Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: KAI.V - News) ("Kenai") is pleased to provide a update on drilling at the Sao Chico gold project in north central Brazil.