July 24, 2012 Indonesia ‘requests’ 51% of Grasberg, Freeport agrees to 9.3% ‘at the moment’. What happens next? The tide of resource nationalism sweeping the developing world may be catching up with Grasberg and Freeport Indonesia.
July 24, 2012 Thundermin commences 2,000 metre diamond drilling program on the Stirling base metal property, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia The 2,000 m drilling program is scheduled to investigate the zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold claims of the 64.6 km² Stirling project on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
July 24, 2012 Intrepid Mining plunges 55% on shadowy Indonesian ouster Australia's Intrepid Mining (ASX:IAU) has seen its share price plunge after being summarily booted from a key copper project in Indonesia by powerful local business interests.
July 23, 2012 Pebble mine: ‘If God were testing us, he couldn’t have found a more challenging place’ Arguably the richest prize in mining, the Pebble project pits a watershed where up to 40 million salmon spawn each year against copper and gold reserves worth as much as…
July 23, 2012 Regal Resources announces revocation of cease trade order by principal regulator As a result of Regal Resources failing to file its interim financial report within the prescribed time period, the British Columbia Securities Commission, ordered that all trading in Regal's common…
July 23, 2012 Mundoro receives seventh exploration license in Serbia The company has received approval from the Serbian government for its Borsko Jezero exploration license, the area is located within the highly prospective world class Timok Magmatic complex.
July 23, 2012 Mindoro Signs gold assets sale agreement with Red Mountain Mining Mindoro Resources has signed a binding Share Sale Agreement with Red Mountain Mining for the sale of Mindoro's Batangas and Tapian gold and copper-gold assets in the Philippines.
July 23, 2012 Commander optionee commences work at Storm copper property Aston Bay Ventures, who have optioned and are earning into Commander's Storm copper property, have mobilized to site on Somerset Island, Nunavut and commenced the 2012 work program.
July 23, 2012 Australia’s Caspian Oil & Gas to acquire Chilean copper project Perth-based Caspian Oil & Gas (ASX:CIG) is set to enter the mineral exploitation sector with the acquisition of a Chilean copper project.
July 22, 2012 Peru gold mine protests grow Peru's Catholic Church intervened in reconciliation talks between the government of President Ollanta Humala and activists protesting the $5 billion Conga copper and gold mine project.
Mexico seeks voluntary return of mining concessions not being used for production President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government was seeking the return of more than 200 mining concessions. February 09, 2026 | 07:40 am
