June 2, 2012

That horrendous, awful job’s report had a silver lining

Friday was a good day to be a gold miner.

June 2, 2012

Seal your silver in a PVC pipe then drop it in your septic tank: blog holds contest on where to hide precious metals

Silver Doctors is running a contest on the best places and techniques for hiding precious metals.

June 1, 2012

Nautilus dispute with Papua New Guinea to delay or even cancel underwater mining dreams

Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. said its Solwara 1 underwater copper project could be delayed or even cancelled due to a dispute with Papua New Guinea over the mine ownership agreement.

June 1, 2012

Bolivia to decide Canadian South American Silver mine’s future based on indigenous referendum

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales announced he will consult the indigenous communities of the Altiplano before authorizing the eventual exploitation of the silver and indium deposit of Mallku Khota, currently under…

June 1, 2012

Santa Fe fails to acquire Columbus Silver Corporation

Columbus Silver Corporation announced today Santa Fe Gold Corporation didn't go ahead with the announced acquisition of the former.

May 31, 2012

Highland raises $16.5 million for Upper Peninsula copper properties

Micro-cap Highland Resources added 28% to trade at 9c on Wednesday on higher than usual trading volumes, after announcing it has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement,…

May 31, 2012

Outer Harbour 1, Olympic Dam-Jansen 0: BHP gets final approval for $20 billion iron ore expansion

There are "growing signs" that Outer Harbour  will take precedence over BHP's massive Olympic Dam project and the greenfield Jansen potash venture in Canada.

May 31, 2012

Why isn’t this copper miner smiling? He’s getting a $45 million bonus just for staying on

In all $265 million will be doled out to senior management at Xstrata to stop them from jumping ship after a merger with Glencore. The two companies are also paying…

May 31, 2012

Glenstrata ready to become the largest mining industry merger in recent history

The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will finally find its way to the inboxes of shareholders today.

May 31, 2012

Driller says West Africa is hot and Peru is cold

Energold Drilling (TSX VENTURE:EGD) beat back a commodity overhang in 2012 and announced a 134% increase in revenue, growing from $22.7 million to $53.3 million.