March 23, 2012 Arizona’s copper mining challenges There is no doubt that copper mining is a big business in Arizona, supporting over 62,000 jobs and contributing about $7.5 billion to the state’s GDP. But for Arizona to…
March 23, 2012 Why gold can go the distance Gold’s been knocked down lately, but several enduring factors have conditioned the yellow metal for an inevitable comeback.
March 23, 2012 Shafter silver mine approaches production Reports that a giant new vein of silver was discovered in Shafter weren't completely denied by the Rio Grande Mining Company this week.
March 22, 2012 Silver Wheaton Reports Record Operating and Financial Results in 2011; Earnings and Operating Cash Flows Nearly Double Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW.TO) announced its audited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. It also announced that its Board of Directors has declared its first…
March 22, 2012 Metals Economics Group pipeline activity index, March 2012 Metals Economics Group (MEG) Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) slid for the third consecutive month in January to its lowest level since mid-2010, before showing some encouraging signs of recovery in…
March 22, 2012 Mining plans in Ecuador face indigenous backlash Mediaworks reports hundreds of indigenous people in Ecuador opposed to planned mining projects are marching towards the country's capital of Quito.
March 22, 2012 Global mining firms face energy crisis Global mining firms say energy vulnerability is a risk they worry about in one of the last relatively unexplored countries, which is thought to still have big undiscovered deposits even…
March 21, 2012 Endeavour silver provides blueprint to Sprott’s call to action Eric Sprott, legendary gold and silver investor and chairman of Sprott Inc., famously issued an open letter to 17 of the world’s largest silver producers last year.
March 21, 2012 Canada’s Quebec budget banks on mining royalties to balance books The government of Quebec, Canada’s most indebted province, is banking on a royalty windfall from its natural-resources sector, especially mining, to help begin its long climb out of the red.
March 21, 2012 Massive silver spike imminent – Fractal analysis Hubert Moolman maintains that both gold and silver are rather close to entering the mania phase of the bull market but, in order to get there value needs to be…
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
