January 25, 2013

Rio Cristal files revised technical report on its Bongara Project

Rio Cristal Resources is a Canadian corporation focused on development of the 18,000 hectare Bongará zinc property in northern Peru.

January 23, 2013

Well that was quick: 6 months after seizure Colquiri’s output is DOWN 21%, workforce UP 30%

Monthly production falls to almost 100 tonnes below Glencore rate before expropriation.

January 23, 2013

MAG Silver reports phase 2 drill results from La Esperanza Silver project in Durango and Zacatecas states, Mexico

The company reported drill results from the recently completed drill program at Canasil's La Esperanza silver-lead-zinc project in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico.

January 21, 2013

South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

January 19, 2013

Buenaventura to invest USD 460 million in 3 new projects in 2013

The projects are aimed at increasing the company's production of silver, zinc, copper and energy.

January 18, 2013

STATS: China’s fixed investment in mining is putting the rest of the world to shame

Mining capex was up 12% to $211 billion last year.

January 18, 2013

Glencore and Xstrata postpone final merger date, but get Eskom’s support

Eskom's announcement removes one of the last few hurdles in the two companies' quest to create the world's fourth-biggest diversified miner.

January 17, 2013

CHART: The resource boom ended in 2011 already

And why it's great for stocks.

January 14, 2013

Arctic oil extraction frozen, but mining to bring a melting $100 billion in investments

While the US interior department has launched a review of Shell’s whole Arctic oil drilling programme, mining projects look promising.

January 9, 2013

Hudbay Minerals slides after copper production cut, costs rise

Trout Lake and Chisel North mines reach the end of their mine lives