October 26, 2011 British Columbia’s exploration expenditures increased twenty fold since 2001 In the last decade spending on exploration in British Columbia has increased 20 fold. It was another bright spot for British Columbia's mining sector, as covered in PricewaterhouseCoopers' industry survey.…
October 26, 2011 Iberian hits new polymetallic zone west of Agua Tenidas mine in Spain At first, due to a typo, it looked like Iberian had hit high-grade gold. But with a quick correction, gold turned to silver. HALIFAX, NS - Iberian Minerals (TSX-V: IZN)…
October 26, 2011 Proinversion putting major northern Peru mining project out to tender Starting in the second quarter of 2012, the Peruvian Government will put out to tender the Arena Seca project in Tambogrande (Piura); the Huayday Ambara prospect (La Libertad); the remaining…
October 25, 2011 Art gallery thieves make a quick buck melting down rare bronze sculptures for scrap market AP reports one of the four bronze sculptures that included a Jules Dalou, sculptor of the famous Triomphe de la République in Paris (pictured), stolen from the Johannesburg Art Gallery…
October 25, 2011 Finders Resources announces Interim Funding for Capital Equipment, Wetar Copper Project Finders Resources Limited (ASX: FND) ("Finders") announces that two of its major shareholders Taurus Funds Management ("Taurus") and Resource Capital Funds ("RCF") have agreed to provide a loan of up…
October 25, 2011 Mining in British Columbia contributes $8.9 billion to the economy According to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), direct mining expenditures in British Columbia mining crested $5.2 billion in 2010. An additional $3.7 billion was spent in secondary and…
October 25, 2011 China copper smelters slow output on shortage of raw material China's copper smelters are slowing their rate of refined copper production as supplies of raw material concentrate and scrap fall, smelter sources said.
October 25, 2011 Capital Drilling wins new exploration drilling contracts in Egypt and Tanzania Capital Drilling Ltd, the emerging and developing markets drilling company, has further contract wins and extensions, for Centamin Egypt, African Barrick and Thani Dubai Mining. These new contracts have increased…
October 24, 2011 Global economy woes dim forecasts for China’s copper demand The debt crisis in Europe as well as the struggling economy in the United States may cloud the prospect of China’s demand for copper, which is usually regarded as an…
October 24, 2011 Australia approves $1.3B Anvil Mining takeover The Australian government has approved the $1.3B takeover of Anvil Mining (TSE:AVM) by China-based Minmetals Resources Ltd. The deal announced on September 30th required approval from the Australian Foreign Investment…
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