June 27, 2012 Glencore ‘ready to pull’ Xstrata merger While both Davis and Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg would suffer blows to their reputations as dealmakers if the merger should collapse other parties stand to lose more.
June 27, 2012 Is gold a zero risk financial asset? Gold has been called many things over the past several years. The shiny yellow metal is seen as a safe-haven to some, but a barbaric lifeless asset by others.
June 27, 2012 2012 survey of Canadian mine wages Fifty-six mines across Canada provided data on wages paid in 2011. Thirty-four are union mines; and twenty-two non-union. Forty-five reported increased wages while eleven made no changes. None decreased wages.
June 27, 2012 Infographic: the mining and supply of gold Visualcapitalist has put together an infographic on the the mining and milling of gold.
June 27, 2012 Kyrgyzstan to reassess deal with Centerra Gold Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved a review to the operating license for Centerra Gold, which is developing a major gold mine that accounts for 12% of the Central Asian nation's economy,…
June 27, 2012 Glencore ponders changes to Xstrata deal as major shareholder demands better terms Commodities trader Glencore International is studying modifications to its $26 billion bid for miner Xstrata after Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, a key shareholder, unexpectedly opposed the deal's terms.
June 27, 2012 San Gold signs financing and option agreement with Canadian Arrow Mines The agreement gives Sand Gold an 80% undivided interest in all precious metals produced by Canadian Arrow's properties which includes silver and gold, but excludes platinum and palladium.
June 27, 2012 Eldorado Gold Corporation: exploration update The report includes updates on drilling projcets in Turkey, China and Greece.
June 27, 2012 La Ronge Gold Corp.: corporate and exploration update Updates include the addition of Raj Anand to the Technical advisory board and expansion to its gold property in northern Saskatchewan.
June 27, 2012 Tolima Gold Inc. provides production and capital investment update The company, in regards to its Colombian mine, expects to meet production rates a year early and projects that it will require an aditional $400,000 in funding.
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
