December 31, 2012

Orvana posts increases in gold, silver, copper production for Asturian mines

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, Orvana Minerals Corporation posted production of 55,929 ounces of gold, 15.4 million pounds of copper, 716,280 ounces of silver and 636,810 pounds…

December 31, 2012

Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone

Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom

December 31, 2012

Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll all get a boost from Aussie mining boom

Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands

December 31, 2012

Major mining projects to be carried out in Chile in 2013

Like Lumina Copper which will initiate production of copper cathodes at the Caserones mine in February.

December 30, 2012

Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012

The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became…

December 30, 2012

Expected heir to $300 million copper fortune found dead

A relative of American heiress Huguette Clark, who could have inherited $19 million of her $300 million fortune, has been found dead in Wyoming.

December 29, 2012

Egypt to boost mining in 2013, but first will ‘reconsider’ current licenses

The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.

December 28, 2012

Glory days, made again in America

U.S. needs to boost resource extraction as part of economic re-growth

December 28, 2012

China’s share of global export market rises to over 11%

China gains despite global contraction

December 28, 2012

Strong performance from mining sector lends an edge to European stocks

STOXX 600 European basic resources index gains1.4% on signs that growth is picking up in China