December 23, 2012 Mining costs soar as productivity languishes, superfluous staff proliferate Excess sub-contractors and outdated construction techniques lead to cost blowouts and project delays
December 22, 2012 Republican sellout invites stagflation While it may be no surprise that Republicans are preparing to yield on tax hikes, it should raise investor concerns the world over that a budget agreement will likely involve…
December 22, 2012 QE3 silver impact As the Fed’s past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver’s fortunes.
December 22, 2012 American International Ventures to initiate construction of gold plant in Mexico American International Ventures has established a subsidiary in Mexico, Oro De AIVN, to be responsible for its La Veta gold project, located in El Alamo, Baja California.
December 22, 2012 12 gold bugs bring Christmas cheer Here's a sampling of this year's "gold bugs" and what they've been doing about precious metals recently.
December 21, 2012 1,700 protest at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine Underground miners, led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, demanded that those suspended for participating in strike action last week be reinstated.
December 21, 2012 Gold tries to regain footing after nervous week Gold price has been performing contrary to conventional wisdom.
December 21, 2012 Copper Mountain announces 2013 production guidance Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CUM) is projecting 2013 production of approximately 80 million pounds of copper, 35,000 ounces of gold, and 315,000 ounces of silver.
December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 Brazil doubles gold reserve to highest level in 12 years Brazil increased gold reserves for a third month in November to double the country’s holdings since August, reaching levels not seen since November 2000.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
