October 19, 2012

Delays at Barrick’s Pascua Lama

Local communities are appealing for an injuction against the ambitious project high in the Andes.

October 18, 2012

Billionaire Frank Giustra: Gold will be the final bubble

Billionaire movie mogul and mining financier Frank Giustra says when all other asset bubbles have burst everyone will be in gold.

October 18, 2012

Diamonds North and Uranium North report high gold and silver values at Empire creek property

Numerous high grade gold and silver values from grab samples including 21.1 g/t gold and 474 g/t silver have been obtained in association with north-south and east-west structures identified by…

October 18, 2012

Sundance Minerals announces start of drilling at San Ricardo gold project, Sonora, Mexico

The company announced the initiation of Phase 1 drilling at the San Ricardo gold project located within the prolific porphyry and epithermal gold-silver-copper belt of northern Sonora State, Mexico.

October 17, 2012

The richest man in history amassed a $400 billion fortune mining gold and salt in Africa

Adjusted for inflation of course.

October 17, 2012

Silver and gold’s staggering ascent during German hyperinflation of the 1920’s

New charts vividly illustrate the staggering ascent of precious metals during the period of catastrophic hyperinflation which brought Weimar Germany to its knees in the early 1920's.

October 17, 2012

SilverCrest posts record quarterly silver production

Mexico-focused SilverCrest Mines has logged a record level of silver output for the third quarter of 2012.

October 16, 2012

BHP Billiton production report

The company outlines record petroleum production, an increase in Queensland coal volumes and a milestone achievement from Western Australia Iron Ore.

October 16, 2012

SilverCrest announces Q3 production 151,368 ounces silver & 7,184 ounces gold

Third quarter production highlights: silver produced oz 151,368; 42% increase over Q3 2011, gold produced oz 7,184; 18% decrease over Q3 2011

October 15, 2012

Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi

The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.