November 26, 2012

Foreign mining firms face up to 50% wage hikes in Zambia

Pay and working conditions have become a thorny issue in Zambia particularly when it comes to the many Chinese-run mines in the country.

November 21, 2012

New report: DRC’s Kabila could be toppled within weeks

DRC president Kabila will likely be violently removed from office should protests in major cities escalate and last longer than one week, according to a report from Exclusive Analysis, a…

November 20, 2012

Khalkos Exploration Inc.: Acquisition of McNickel nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Lac St-Jean, Quebec

In order to acquire 100% of the property, Khalkos must issue 2,600,000 shares to the seller over a period of six years, with 100,000 shares at the signing of the…

November 8, 2012

Australian miners find new ways of getting buzzed

Australian miners in the western part of the country are allegedly turning to a new version of the synthetic drug known as Venom, which is made with chemicals imported from…

November 7, 2012

Baja Mining granted further standstill extension by lenders

Vancouver-based Baja Mining Corp. (TSX: BAJ) announced this morning that it has landed two extensions of a standstill agreement with lenders to its Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de…

November 2, 2012

Baja Mining Announces Additional Funding for Boleo Project by Korean Consortium

Baja Mining announces that the Korean consortium has advanced an additional US$84 million to Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V. for the construction of the Boleo Project.

October 15, 2012

Baja Mining Announces Further Funding for Boleo Project

The company announced that a Korean Consortium has advanced additional US$13.3 million to Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. de C.V. for the construction of the Boleo Project.

October 12, 2012

Marifil resumes operatorship of Las Aguilas

John Hite, President of Marifil, comments: "While we are disappointed that Prophecy Platinum has elected not to move forward with Las Aguilas, we remain excited about the property and the…

October 7, 2012

China uncovers large nickel reserve

Officials expect reserves to grow

September 29, 2012

Ancient Buddhist statue found in Tibet carved from meteorite

A Buddha statue looted by Nazis in Tibet in the 1930s was carved from the Chinga meteorite, which crashed to the Earth 15,000 years ago, revealed Elmar Buchner of the…