March 26, 2011 DRC cashes in as gold smuggling plot smashed Congo authorities seized 435 kilos (957 pounds) of gold and $6.5 million in cash in smashing a plot to smuggle the haul abroad from the country's anarchic east, officials said…
March 26, 2011 Western Copper working with regulators to permit Yukon copper mine Western Copper (WRN.TO) has begun engineering studies to determine whether it can modify plans that pushed regulators to reject its request for a water use license at its Carmacks copper…
March 25, 2011 Markets quake The metals markets were briefly sidetracked by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent nuclear emergency. Gold did not know whether to go up or down in response to the damage wrought…
March 25, 2011 What’s really driving the gold price? Gold attracts tremendous emotion from people and it has always done so. It manages to bring out the extremes in investors, reporters, governments.
March 25, 2011 Silver Quest acquires 80 claims to expand the Boulevard property, Yukon Silver Quest Resources (TSX-V:SQI) has entered into an agreement with The Yukon Cornelius Syndicate, a staking syndicate whose members are at arm's length to the company, to acquire a 100%…
March 25, 2011 Rambler Metals & Mining Plc: Proposed Placing to Raise GBP 10 Million in Support of Bringing the Ming Copper-Gold Mine Into Production Rambler Metals and Mining PLC (TSX-V:RAB)(AIM:RMM) said it intends to raise approximately £10 million, before expenses, through a placing of 27,777,778 ordinary shares at 36 pence each (approximately CDN$0.57 per…
March 25, 2011 Gold and silver’s daily review Silver is continuing to trade stronger than gold and is rising today too.
March 25, 2011 Newmont’s board approves funding for Akyem gold project Gold producer Newmont Mining Corp's (NMC.TO: Quote) board has approved funding for its estimated 7.2 million ounce Akyem gold reserve project, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Newmont's…
March 25, 2011 Franco reports major growth in 2010 results, increases dividend 60% Franco-Nevada forecasts revenue this year to be between US$325 million to $350 million this year, using consensus commodity price assumptions of US$1,400 gold, $1,750 platinum, $575 palladium and $80 oil.…
March 24, 2011 Yellowhead Mining raises $20M for Harper Creek; new PEA results announced Yellowhead Mining has raised $20 million through bought-deal financing, the B.C.-based company exploration company announced earlier this week. Under the deal, Yellowhead is selling 13.8 million shares at CDN$1.45 per…
Mexico seeks voluntary return of mining concessions not being used for production President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government was seeking the return of more than 200 mining concessions. February 09, 2026 | 07:40 am