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 3, 2012 US$100 million debt facility agreement completed: Eastern Platinum Limited Eastern Platinum Limited (the “Company” or “Eastplats”) is pleased to report that further to its press release of February 1, 2011 announcing the receipt of letters of commitment for a…
December 30, 2011 Except for gold and oil, commodities finish down in 2011 Most commodities, except for the heavyweights gold and oil, are poised for a down year in 2011, the first fall for this sector since the financial crisis hit in 2008.
December 4, 2011 Palladium beats others as US car sales expand Palladium, used mostly in catalytic converters for vehicles, beat most other commodities this week after US car sales expanded at the fastest pace in more than two years.
December 3, 2011 Platinum producers sign far-reaching wage pacts Lonmin joined AngloPlat and Implats, this week signing a far-reaching two year wage pact ensuring a steady supply from Southern Africa where 75% of platinum is produced. The price of…
November 30, 2011 Stocks rally, lifting commodities North American stock exchanges are on a tear today after central banks made more funds available to lenders, giving investors hope for a way out of the European debt debacle.…
November 27, 2011 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug gears up for another bitter fight over mining rights WawaTay News reports Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation – a community of 1,200, 600km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario – is preparing for what may be a confrontational winter after…
November 24, 2011 Try keeping a poker face while bidding on this $150,000 diamond and meteorite slice gambling set One of the more unique lots at Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction on November 29 in Hong Kong is likely to be a set of poker chips made by the Swedish…
November 18, 2011 Implats shuts Rustenburg shaft, 2 workers trapped Implats reported Friday that a search mission was underway at its Rustenburg operation in search of two trapped workers and had stopped work at the affected shaft. Impala Platinum, the…
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