October 15, 2012 Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International…
October 15, 2012 Death of miner in Ghana triggers firm response from Beijing The death of a Chinese gold miner in Ghana as well as the arrest of over 90 of his compatriots and colleagues has triggered a strong response from Beijing.
October 15, 2012 Golden Tag drills 100-meter step-out hole intersecting 63 g/t silver over 241 meters with 0.7% lead and 1.5% zinc (143 g/t AgEQ(i)) at San Diego project, Mexico 100-meter step-out hole intersecting 63 g/t silver over 241 meters with 0.7% lead and 1.5% zinc at San Diego project, Mexico
October 15, 2012 72 Gold Fields miners arrested in South Africa South African police have arrested 72 miners from the Gold Field's (NYSE:GFI) KDC Kloof mine following violent clashes at a protest near Johannesburg.
October 15, 2012 Rio Novo Gold provides exploration update on its Toldafria gold project Veinlet mineralization running from 0.3 g/t to 0.7 g/t Au, with internal higher grade veins assaying from 5.0 g/t Au to 36 g/t Au in some areas.
October 14, 2012 Macmahon expects gold to shore up company outlook The CEO of Australia's Macmahon Holdings (ASX:MAH) expects gold to continue performing well despite the weak outlook for the mining sector in general.
October 13, 2012 Are gold mining stocks good for investments today? With the rising price of gold, the mining stocks were looking better as options for investments.
October 13, 2012 US on ‘flashing yellow alert’ for hyperinflation: Art Cashin UBS's Director of Floor Operations Art Cashin warns that the United States economy could be on the verge of runaway inflation due to the Fed's swelling of the money supply.
October 12, 2012 Report: Half of gold miners in Africa could be children Many children and teenagers skip school to work at the gold mines where they can earn $14 during a six-day week workweek.
October 12, 2012 South Africa: Mining labour unrest comes full circle The intensity of the current wave of protest echoes the far-reaching Durban strikes in 1973, writes Lisa Steyn.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm