June 1, 2011 Peru suspends mining concessions in several provinces Peru's President Alan Garcia Perez and the Ministry of Energy and Mines have suspended mining concessions in several of the nation's provinces for the next 12 months. The President of…
May 31, 2011 Silver turnover on COMEX has tripled this year against 2010 Silver's high fix, when it was way overbought, was $48.70 on April 28th. Gold held up briefly as silver toppled over, but as the commodities sector as a whole got…
May 31, 2011 Iberian Minerals announces purchase of net profit interest from Trafigura and $62 million “bought deal” financing Iberian Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IZN) today announced that it has determined to exercise its right to purchase from Trafigura Beheer B.V. its 45.96% net profit interest in Compania Minera Condestable…
May 31, 2011 Shares in Peru-focused Canadian juniors slip on protests Shares of junior Canadian miners Bear Creek Mining (BCM.V: Quote) and Rio Alto Mining (RIO.V: Quote) fell on Monday, following anti-mining protests […]
May 31, 2011 Indian investors bail out of silver Silver appears to have lost its shine for most investors in India, with many preferring to transfer funds from the white metal to the dollar and even the equities market.…
May 30, 2011 Capstone adds 219 million pounds of copper in M&I mineral resource at Minto mine Capstone Mining announced the result of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the Wildfire/Copper Keel area at the Minto Mine in Yukon, Canada. Wildfire/Copper Keel is now…
May 30, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
May 30, 2011 NV Senate votes to eliminate net proceeds of mine taxation cap With the vote of two Republicans who crossed party lines, the Nevada State Senate approved Senate Joint Resolution 15, which will eliminate constitutional caps on Nevada's net proceeds of mines…
May 27, 2011 Yellowhead Mining Inc.: Drill Hole HC11-87 returned best intersection to date at Harper Creek Yellowhead Mining Inc. ("Yellowhead") (TSX VENTURE:YMI) is pleased to report Hole HC11-87 returned 242.52 m of 0.39 Cu, 1.6 g/t Ag and 0.037 g/t Au, including 33.45 m of 0.65%…
May 26, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am