March 17, 2011

Physical, ETF Demand Sustains Gold

Gold rose on Thursday, sustained by a rise in ETF holdings, stronger physical demand and a weaker dollar, but investor selling to […]

March 16, 2011

Nkwe Platinum regains Eerste Geluk

Allan Seccombe, writing in Business Day, reports on the results of a legal battle between a community and an Australian platinum mining company.

March 16, 2011

PGM demand falls on Japan crisis

With some of the world’s top auto makers forced to stop vehicle production because of the nuclear crisis in the country, demand […]

March 14, 2011

Waves of Destruction

It was quite a week to be sure. Markets were turbulent and have broken down slightly with the Nasdaq leading.

March 14, 2011

Quake aftermath: Gold futures rise; palladium, platinum fall

Gold futures rose for the second straight session as Japan’s strongest earthquake on record boosted demand for a haven asset, reports Bloomberg. Palladium fell for an eighth straight session, the…

March 11, 2011

Aquarius Platinum: 1,000,000 fatality-free shifts at both Kroondal and Everest

Aquarius Platinum South Africa (Proprietary) Limited ("AQPSA") is pleased to announce that two of its operations have simultaneously achieved one million fatality-free shifts. The Everest Mine reached this milestone on…

March 8, 2011

Franconia Minerals Shareholders Approve Arrangement With Duluth Metals

Franconia shareholders have approved an agreement whereby Duluth will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Franconia, and Franconia will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duluth. Franconia's assets are…

March 7, 2011

Papuan Precious Metals Corporation: Sampling Returns Copper Values as High as 23.86% from Ioleu Creek Prospect, Mt. Suckling

Papuan Precious Metals (TSX VENTURE:PAU)(OTCQX:PAUFF) announced that it has received geochemical results from 25 rock samples collected at its 100% owned Ioleu […]

March 3, 2011

Mapping project by British Columbia Geological Survey identifies “unprecedented opportunities” in new zones and offers insights in Romios’ Dirk/Newmont Lake area Geology

Romios Gold Resources announced that a 2010 mapping project from the British Columbia Geological Survey confirmed Romios' previous claims that the Dirk property mineralization is analogous to and may be…

February 28, 2011

“Americans save yourselves” week

Markets were weak this past week and not just for a day or two. Us markets have violated key levels, but are bouncing for now.