August 9, 2012 Two kilometres down South Africa’s deepest mines: life Scientists continue to plumb the earth's most extreme environments looking for signs of life and wondering what it might say about the possibility for life elsewhere.
August 9, 2012 Golden Phoenix sells its 15% interest in Santa Rosa gold mine, Panama, to receive up to $4.1 Million, 25 Million GPXM shares returned for cancellation The company announced today it has entered into a mutual rescission and release agreement with Silver Global whereby Golden Phoenix will receive up to $4.1 million for its 15% interest…
August 9, 2012 2Q profit slips at Yamana due to escalating costs Canadian precious metal miner, Yamana Gold (TSX:YRI), saw its profits slip 80% in the second quarter compared to a year ago.
August 9, 2012 Unigold continues to extend mineralization at the Candelones project including 48.7 m @ 2.48 g/t gold Highlights of the results include a reported 89.0 m at 1.72 g/t gold, which included 48.7 m at 2.48 g/t gold.
August 9, 2012 Romios provides an update on its exploration program in the Golden Triangle, northwestern British Columbia To date, Romios has completed 10 diamond drill holes totalling 1,815 metres on its Ken, Northwest-Jazzman, and '72 Zone exploration targets located within its Newmont Lake project
August 9, 2012 Eagle Hill drills 5.89 g/t gold over 18.6 m at Windfall Lake Near surface drilling at the Windfall Lake project returned an interval of 18.6 meters assaying 5.89 g/t gold.
August 9, 2012 Samaranta acquires rights to re-process Segovia gold mine tailings The company has announced it has entered into an agreement with Sociedad Minera, to evaluate, and if deemed economic, re-process certain mine tailings located in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia
August 8, 2012 Hecla Mining’s bid to take over US Silver falls through US Silver board of directors voted instead to merge with Canadian RX Gold & Silver and form a new firm.
August 8, 2012 Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion The company points to its iron ore division's record performance as reason for first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion.
August 8, 2012 SEMAFO announces changes to chief executive officer position Announced today, Benoit La Salle is stepping down from his position and the corporation's COO, Benoit Desormeaux, will take his place as president and CEO.
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
