May 17, 2012 Mining said to need ‘image makeover’ to attract workers. Paying average $40 an hour not enough Despite paying the highest wages – average $40.42/hour vs a $25/hour across sectors – the mining industry faces an uphill struggle filling more than 100,000 new positions by 2021.
May 17, 2012 Mongolia legislates caps on foreign investment Mongolia is capping foreign investment in certain industries, including mining, in an attempt to keep profits inside the mineral-rich nation's borders.
May 17, 2012 Gold: A dead cat bouncing or last chance to buy before Grexit and QE in the EU send prices rocketing? If the EU joins the US in flooding the market with cheap money it will be a massive boon for gold. It is worth remembering that before the Fed kicked…
May 17, 2012 Expat execs in Africa: Without ‘danger pay’ how does the money stack up now? Africa's economic indicators are all pointing up, but executive pay packages and living arrangements for expatriates are changing too.
May 17, 2012 Fire-damaged Quebec mill running again The mill at Osisko Mining's Canadian Malarctic mine is back in operation after a fire shut it down last week.
May 17, 2012 Rio Tinto doubles mine trainees in Australia Miner Rio Tinto has announced plans to double its mine trainee and apprenticeship programs to meet future demands in Australia, reports Australian Mining.
May 17, 2012 Timmins Gold hits 52-week low after Q1 Mexican miner Timmins Gold (TSX:TMM) has lost 22% for the year and hit a 52-week low of $1.58 after reporting Q1 on Tuesday.
May 17, 2012 Astur Gold submits environmental impact assessment Astur Gold Corp. (TSX-V: AST, Frankfurt: CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") announces the submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") to the General Directorate of Mines of the Principality…
May 17, 2012 Gold Fields Q1 earnings fall but beat market estimates Despite reporting an 18% drop in its quarterly earnings, South Africa's Gold Fields beat market estimates as output and the bullion price in South African rand both fell.
May 16, 2012 Gold flirts with bear market as bullion backed funds have longest losing streak since 2004 "As equities fall, as the Greeks take money out of the banks and the banking sector collapses, I suppose you'd have to be wary of further price falls just to…
China central bank keeps buying gold as bull run hits brakes Bullion held by the People’s Bank of China rose by 40,000 troy ounces last month. February 08, 2026 | 08:25 am
