January 5, 2012 Union drops strike at First Quantum mine in Zambia Workers at First Quantum Minerals' Zambian copper/gold mine resumed work this morning after the country’s minister of labour intervened to end the two-day wage strike.
January 5, 2012 Gold outperforms even the best UK funds How a lump of gold bullion has beaten the City of London's brightest and best since 2007. Adrian Ash looks at gold's performance against the best UK funds.
January 5, 2012 Auriga Gold Announces Positive Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for Open Pit and Underground Mining and On-Site Milling at Its Maverick Gold Project Auriga Gold Corp. CA:AIA +7.14% ("Auriga Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has received a positive Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") for a proposed open pit…
January 4, 2012 Solitario Exploration and Royalty up for the week after zinc drill results Solitario Exploration & Royalty (TSE:SLR) said today that its drilling results at its Bongará zinc joint venture project in Peru were "outstanding".
January 4, 2012 Mining magnate built ice road to Nunavut John Zigarlick Jr., who spearheaded construction of a pioneering winter mining road in the North, died Dec. 16 in Edmonton. He was 74.
January 4, 2012 Osisko blasts TRC Capital low-ball offer TRC Capital's Lorne Albaum says he's in it for the long-run after Osisko rejects the would-be buyer's mini tender.
January 4, 2012 Doug Casey addresses getting out of Dodge Doug, a lot of readers have been asking for guidance on how to know when it's time to exit center stage and hunker down in some safe place.
January 4, 2012 Deaths on Christmas Eve caused Arc Exploration Limited to have license exploration in Indonesia suspended Arc Exploration Limited (ASX:ARX), an Australian gold mining exploration company with presence in Indonesia, has had its gold permit for the Bima gold prospect temporarily suspended due to the controversial…
January 4, 2012 Gold firm as euro declines, consumer demand improves Better consumer demand provided some support to help steady the yellow metal on Wednesday as the euro dropped.
January 4, 2012 Exploration boosted by China’s $89m base metals deal CHINESE trader Guangdong Guangxin Holdings has signed an $89 million deal to boost its interests in Australian base metals by buying a quarter of the Mineral Hill copper and goldmine…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am