February 20, 2012 Greek optimism, Chinese easing push gold futures higher Gold futures pushed higher Monday, as expectations that euro zone policy makers will approve a second bailout for Greece and the introduction of fresh monetary easing by China increased the…
February 20, 2012 OZ Minerals to sell off Cambodian gold assets OZ MINERALS announced plans yesterday to sell off its gold assets in Cambodia, closing a controversial chapter for the company that was forced to deny allegations of impropriety last year…
February 20, 2012 A new kind of hyperinflation: Zimbabwe hikes mining fees by as much as 8,000% The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines says the government's hike of pre-exploration fees for the majority of minerals – by as much as 8,000% – together with increased royalty rates will…
February 20, 2012 Did China’s central bank buy 139 tonnes of gold in the fourth quarter? After surging in January, prices for gold and silver have been remarkably steady through the first three weeks of February, setting the stage for a possible big move sometime in…
February 20, 2012 Caledonia gives 51% of Blanket to indigenous Zimbabweans Caledonia Mining announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Zimbabwe government to sell 51% of its Blanket mine to indigenous Zimbabweans for $30 million. The purchase price…
February 20, 2012 Final decision soon on Gold Fields tailings joint venture with Gold One Gold Fields Limited has confirmed that it hopes to make a decision within three months on the way forward for its proposed West Rand tailings treatment joint venture with Gold…
February 20, 2012 Avanco Resources to double copper gold resource through acquisition from Xstrata Brazilian copper developer Avanco Resources (ASX:AVB) said today that it would double the company’s copper gold resources through the acquisition of the Pedra Branca Copper-Gold Project in Brazil's Carajas Mineral…
February 20, 2012 Class action sharks circle as Kinross Gold vows to fight At last count four law firms say they are filing class action lawsuits stemming from Kinross Gold's decision to take a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of nearly $3 billion.
February 19, 2012 Two of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in 2010 back to work Two of the 33 Chilean miners trapped during 69 days underground in 2010 are back in the mining world, after over a year of vain efforts to find a job,…
February 19, 2012 Gold Fields seen to exercise option in Phl mining project Gold Fields Ltd expects to exercise its option to take 60 percent of the Far Southeast gold-copper deposit in the Philippines in the second half when Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co.…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
