April 4, 2012 Lack of mining law costs Honduras US$3 billion Over $3 billion and near 15,000 job positions. That is the cost to Honduras, the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as a result of a lack of rules…
April 4, 2012 ‘King of mining’ to appeal charge of market abuse Ian Hannam, better known as the "king of mining" after advising on some of the biggest deals in the past two decades, including BHP's London listing through its merger with…
April 4, 2012 Santa Fe Gold Achieves Commercial Production at Summit Silver-Gold Mine Santa Fe Gold Corporation SFEG +5.70% is pleased to report it has declared the beginning of commercial production at its Summit silver-gold mine in southwest New Mexico.
April 3, 2012 Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June President Ollanta Humala’s administration wants the the South American nation's highest court to throw out an ordinance by the region of Cajamarca banning work on the $4.8 billion copper-gold project.
April 3, 2012 First Majestic pays $175 million for Silvermex Resources Mexican silver miner, First Majestic, announced a friendly acquisition of Silvermex Resources for Can$175 million.
April 3, 2012 Extorre gets 8% bump after announcing preliminary economic assessment Argentinian gold and silver miner, Extorre Gold Mines (TSX:XG), announced a preliminary economic assessment showing their Cerro Moro gold-silver project producing 848,000 ounces of gold and 47.2 million ounces of…
April 2, 2012 Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president…
April 1, 2012 Gold and Silver Mining Stocks Approaching Most Oversold Level Since Start of Bull Market The following chart shows the performance of mining stocks (XAU) versus the broader stock market (S&P 500). This comparison is useful in identifying periods when mining stocks are oversold or…
April 1, 2012 McEwen steering his gold and silver mining co. towards S and P 500 Rob McEwen is still targeting S&P 500 qualification for gold and silver miner McEwen Mining by 2015 but may need one or more acquisitions to make it.
March 31, 2012 Silver responds to Fed, then weakens Silver started this week moving in a positive direction, but is now back under pressure. The metal has yet to return to its February 29 high, and it appears that…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
