October 2, 2012

The “boom” might be over but Kiwis still flock to Australia

A record number of skilled New Zealanders involved in trade are leaving their country to take up higher paying jobs in Australia.

October 2, 2012

Eurasian Minerals reports drill results of 18.0 meters averaging 13.83% lead, 4.68% zinc, and 110.0 g/t silver for the Balya Royalty property in Turkey

The company reports drill results of 18.0 meters averaging 13.83% lead, 4.68% zinc, and 110.0 g/t silver for the Balya Royalty property in Turkey

October 1, 2012

Glencore slammed with tax dodge accusations

Glencore (LSX:GLEN) has been accused of dodging millions of pounds in tax through the use of complex derivatives to artificially reduce profits.

October 1, 2012

Caracara Silver intersects 87g silver and 3.4% combined lead and zinc across 2.2 meters at Princesa project in Peru

Caracara Silver intersects 87g silver and 3.4% combined lead and zinc across 2.2 meters at Princesa project in Peru.

September 30, 2012

Xstrata board endorses Glencore merger deal just shy of deadline

Xstrata's board will recommend the merger of the company with fellow Swiss commodities giant Glencore.

September 27, 2012

Survey: Finland is top mining destination, Mexico jumps 16 places

Australia's Dragon Mining announced the discovery of a promising new area of gold deposits in Kuusamo, Finland, only hours after the country was announced as the top destination for mining…

September 22, 2012

Drill baby drill, the secret to prospect generation

Prospect generators Duane and Morgan Poliquin of Almaden Minerals Ltd. have a business model that works: find a prospect.

September 21, 2012

Xstrata gets an extra week to decide on Glencore merger

Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore International (LON:GLEN) have now until October 1 to decided on the $36 billion lauded merger.

September 19, 2012

Greenland – The next mining destination

Greenland could become the next global mining frontier, as global warming uncovers precious metals from glacial surroundings, states new research by natural resources experts GlobalData, a UK-based global business intelligence…

September 19, 2012

Chile and Peru join forces to bring back foreign mining investment

They don’t often see eye-to-eye, but representatives of the Chilean and Peruvian governments have agreed to work together to attract declining investment to their copper mining sectors, and also increase…