September 9, 2012 More trouble for Glencore in Bolivia Three managers from Bolivia's state-owned mining company were taken hostage by residents of a village in the region of Potusi, who are demanding a 15% stake in the region's silver…
September 8, 2012 Xstrata scoffs at new Glencore offer as merger of equals becomes hostile takeover The new Glencore offer is "significantly lower than would be expected in a takeover" and the intention to replace Mick Davis represented “a significant risk” says Xstrata's board.
September 7, 2012 Funds and investors shifting from ETF’s to physical gold Matterhorn Asset Management's Egon von Greyerz claims fund managers and investors are shifting from gold ETF's to physical gold, and that the "move in gold and silver has barely started."
September 7, 2012 South American Gold Corp announces Baltimore silver mine update The Baltimore Silver Mine is a former producing silver mine in the years 1903 to 1960 located in Boulder County, Montana.
September 7, 2012 First Colombia acquires Skip silver prospect The Skip Silver prospect comprises two unpatented mining claims in Jefferson county, Montana.
September 6, 2012 Paramount raises San Miguel gold project resources estimate by 547% The new estimate reports 639,000 ounces of gold in the indicated category and another 830,000 ounces of gold classified as inferred.
September 6, 2012 Minera IRL Ltd Discovers New Mineralized System at Don Nicolas Project, Argentina Minera IRL Limited ( TSX:IRL) (AIM:MIRL) (BVL:MIRL), a Latin American-focused gold mining company, is pleased to announce the discovery of a significant […]
September 6, 2012 Anti-mining protests take a toll on Peru’s foreign investment Instead of the lauded $6 billion in mining invested forecasted for 2013 earlier this year, SNMPE says the country’s sector will attract about $4 billion.
September 6, 2012 Citi analyst sees gold hitting $2500, silver reaching record heights Leading Citi analyst Tom Fitzpatrick expects gold to hit $2,500 in Q1 2013 while silver reaches record heights.
September 5, 2012 How long before the Earth’s bounty runs out – a future history Scientific American provides a detailed, hypothetical response to the question which has no doubt crossed the mind of anyone involved with the mining sector - how long before the Earth's…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
