January 18, 2012

Santa Fe Metals Corp. announces up to 8.2% copper and 228 g/t silver on Don Indio

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2012) - Santa Fe Metals Corp. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:SFM) is pleased to report assay results from the November/December 2011 phase of the ongoing…

January 16, 2012

Eurometeaux gears up for EU carbon tax talks

The metals lobby group is gearing up to meet with the European commission at the end of January to persuade it to grant the sector full exemption from the indirect…

January 13, 2012

Xstrata renews contract with Industrea for Black Star

Global mining products and services provider Industrea has signed a renewal contract through Industrea Mining Services (IMS) for the hire, service and support of equipment to Xstrata for its Black…

December 27, 2011

The largest storage dome in South America, constructed over an operating stockpile

Located at over 4,000 meters above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, the San Cristobal Mine is the largest mine in Bolivia. The open-pit silver, lead and…

December 26, 2011

Nickel wards off pancreatic cancer

In a study of pancreatic cancer, Spanish researchers found that patients with high concentrations of nickel and selenium were least likely to suffer from the disease.

December 22, 2011

MIPAC assisting George Fisher mine in expansion

Xstrata Zinc is working with MIPAC on improving production at its George Fisher mine, an underground zinc/lead mine located about 20 km north of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. The…

December 21, 2011

Silvercorp Metals Inc.: Chinese law enforcement agents open criminal case to investigate creators of falsified reports

Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM- News)(NYSE: SVM - News) has been advised that Chinese law enforcement agents have opened a criminal case to investigate and find…

December 15, 2011

Update: Miners rescued from Lucky Friday mine collapse

Seven miners have been pulled from Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday mine after a collapse Wednesday evening. Media reports say that six of the workers were treated at the scene while…

December 9, 2011

New zinc mine in Northwest Territories crosses environmental hurdle

A new zinc mine in Canada's Northwest Territories has received environmental approval. Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN) said Friday that its Prairie Creek Mine has cleared an environmental review by the…

November 21, 2011

Cash-flush Silvercorp buys China mine number seven

Emerging from a short and distort saga awash in cash, Silvercorp Metals on Monday announced the acquisition of SX Gold, a mining concern controlled by the Luoyang city government in…