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…
March 21, 2012 Aquila Enters Into Operating Agreement with HudBay Minerals for Back Forty Project Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA)(OTCQX:AQARF)(FRANKFURT:JM4A) ("Aquila" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Company has entered into an Operating Agreement with HudBay Minerals Inc. (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM) ("Hudbay") to advance work…
March 21, 2012 Mexico shaker leaves mines intact There are few, if any, reports of damage to mines hours after a large earthquake rocked central and southern Mexico on Tuesday.
March 20, 2012 Gryphon Gold Announces $1,500,000 Bridge Loan Facility, as the First Stage of Its Proposed $15,000,000 Financing Package With Waterton Global Gryphon Gold Corp. (TSX:GGN)(OTCBB:GYPH), a gold exploration, production and development company focused on its Borealis project in Nevada, announced today that it had entered into a $1.5 million Bridge Loan…
March 20, 2012 Gold mining in West Africa promises growth: Mark Lackey Mark Lackey, chief investment strategist with Pope & Company, sees particular promise among small-cap gold equities in West Africa. Burkina Faso and Mali offer good topography and stable, democratically elected…
March 20, 2012 How to avoid being caught in a common gold scam Recently, I read an article about how Congo born, Dikembe Mutombo, an all-star NBA defender, was nicely scammed in a fake gold deal.
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
