January 7, 2012 Nicaragua’s gold mining industry is booming, boosting country’s economy The town of La Libertad saw heavy fighting during Nicaragua’s civil war in the 1980s, but today, the blasts that can be heard are from miners exploring for gold.
January 7, 2012 Only one U.S. mutual fund beat gold and silver over past 5 years So how did the 7,500 US mutual funds stack up vs. gold and silver since 2007? - Not very well! Adrian Ash crunches the figures in a follow-up to his…
January 6, 2012 Mining CEOs make up a quarter of highest paid Canadian chiefs Twenty-four mining and oilsands company chief executives are among the 100 highest paid Canadian CEOs.
January 6, 2012 Gold Falls in New York as Dollar’s Strength Trims Metal Appeal Gold fell from a two-week high on speculation that a stronger dollar will curb demand for the metal as an alternative asset.
January 6, 2012 Kansanshi back in business, First Quantum confirms First Quantum on Friday confirmed it restarted operations at its Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia, after a strike curbed output for two days this week.
January 6, 2012 Canasia to Acquire Aluminous Clay / Rare Earth Prospect in Gaspe Bay Region of Quebec Canasia Industries Corporation ("Canasia" and the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CAJ)(PINKSHEETS:CANSF)(FRANKFURT:45C) is please to announce that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire approximately 5,500 contiguous acres prospective for Aluminous…
January 6, 2012 Silvercrest estimates 100m silver-equivalent ounces at La Joya It is the first resource estimate for La Joya by Silvercrest Mines and it puts contained metal at 51 million ounces silver, 333,400 ounces gold, 270 million pounds copper.
January 6, 2012 Philippines shutting down hundreds of mines due to major landslide The Philippine government on Friday ordered the shutdown of 500 small mines threatened by landslides in a southern town where a chunk of a mountain tumbled down on sleeping residents…
January 6, 2012 Are investors getting physical with gold and silver? The final months of 2011 were unkind to gold and silver.
January 6, 2012 Newmont trying hard to divert protestors’ attention in Peru by stressing Conga copper-gold mine community benefits As protests against the $4.8 billion Conga project in Peru resumed this week, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) has put together a strategic document outlining its community investment projects related…
Ports for Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region closed due to cyclone Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore. February 07, 2026 | 11:40 am
