November 20, 2012

Xstrata’s ‘Big Mick’: no stay-on bonus brings ‘unnecessary risks’

Xstrata shareholders rejected the $220 million retention bonus plan by a resounding 78.4%.

November 20, 2012

BHP Billiton looks for new CEO outside mining

BHP Billiton's (NYSE:BHP), the world's largest mining company, has not been successful in its quest to find a suitable successor to Marius Kloppers, as the South African approaches his sixth…

November 20, 2012

Santacruz Silver intersects 2549 g/t Ag eq. over 2.75 m at Gavilanes

The report results from the first 7 holes of an ongoing 6,000 meter diamond drill program at its 100% owned Gavilanes silver project in Durango, Mexico.

November 19, 2012

We are on the verge of ‘tragedy and collapse’: Fitzwilson

Governments have again failed to heed the lessons of history

November 19, 2012

IMPACT Silver drills 312 grams per tonne silver across 2.87 meters at La Condesa, in Zacualpan, Mexico

Results include 312 grams per tonne silver across 2.87 meters at La Condesa, in Zacualpan, Mexico.

November 19, 2012

Eurasian Minerals announces acquisition and option agreement to sell the Neavesville, New Zealand gold-silver property

Eurasian Minerals announces the acquisition of the Neavesville gold-silver property located in the Hauraki goldfield of New Zealand's North Island.

November 19, 2012

Manson Creek reports exploration completed on Up Town gold project

A small man portable drill was successfully utilized to test the strike length of the J3 zone, grading 7.99 grams/tonne gold and 35.56 grams/tonne silver in earlier sampling.

November 19, 2012

Lydian Reserves update

The company announces results of an average grade of the dilution material is assumed to be 0.15 g/t gold head grade and 1.5 g/t silver head grade.

November 19, 2012

Almaden completes drilling for Maiden Resource, hits 18.00 Meters of 6.6 g/t Au Eq (6.36 g/t Au, 14.0 g/t Ag) on northeast extension

The company announces hits at 18.00 Meters of 6.6 g/t Au Eq (6.36 g/t Au, 14.0 g/t Ag) on the projects northeast extension.

November 18, 2012

A digital currency alternative breaks through

Bitcoins gets a big leg up from the world's most popular blogging system