July 4, 2011 Thousands strike at Freeport’s Grasberg mine in Papua According to reports more than 7,000 workers from Freeport McMoRan's massive gold and copper mine in Indonesia's western Papua region started a week-long strike on Monday to demand better wages.…
July 4, 2011 End of Fed’s QE2 portends rocky ride for gold rally The end of Federal Reserve emergency cash is unlikely to derail gold's 10-year rally, but the precious metal might face a rockier road as the cheap money that had fueled…
July 4, 2011 Platmin mining operations still shut after labour disruptions, several arrests made South Africa's Pilanesberg Platinum mining operations remain halted more than a week after employees of a contractor disrupted operations through intimidation of supervisors, industrial action and damage to property and…
July 4, 2011 QE2 ends – should I buy silver now? The end of June marks the end of QE2. So what does that mean for the US economy? Is the dollar going up or down? Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal,…
July 4, 2011 Ecometals accelerates drilling program at Rio Zarza Gold Project Ecuador Ecometals Limited announced on Monday an acceleration of its diamond drilling programme on the Rio Zarza Gold Project in Southern Ecuador.
July 4, 2011 High River Gold gets mining license for Burkina Faso project Canadian miner High River Gold Mines Ltd said it received a 20-year mining license in Burkina Faso to explore and construct a gold mine at its Bissa gold project in…
July 3, 2011 Cavan provides update on proposed financing Cavan Ventures Inc. (“Cavan” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:CVN) announced today that due to challenging market conditions, it has restructured its previously […]
July 3, 2011 Estrella drills Colpayoc gold project, Peru Estrella Gold announced it started drilling its Colpayoc gold project on June 26, 2011. Colpayoc is located 12 kilometers southwest of the Yanacocha gold mine complex, in Peru. The drill…
July 3, 2011 China gold reserves too small, adviser says Widely respected economist in China, Li Yining of Peking University, has joined a chorus of advisers urging the Chinese government to increase the country’s gold reserves as a hedge against…
July 3, 2011 South Africa’s Q1 gold output falls 9.3 pct The African Chamber of Mines said that South Africa's gold output during the first quarter of this year fell 9.3 percent to 44,682.7 kg compared with a revised 49,245.4 kg…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
