May 4, 2012 Eritrea’s great gold potential – and copper and silver and zinc The tale of Eritrea's first major miner, Nevsun, which has had mixed fortunes this year and gold explorer, Andiamo Exploration, whose chairman has been a long time believer in the…
May 3, 2012 Canada mints its last penny on Friday The Canadian penny will get a ministerial send off when the Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be on hand to watch the last minting.
May 3, 2012 Grupo Mexico profit jumps 35% on higher production Major copper producer Grupo Mexico reported a 35% jump in first-quarter profit, helped in part by higher mine production numbers.
May 2, 2012 Scientists trying to breathe new life into Europe’s dying metals mines EuroNews reports on a trend becoming more common in European metal mines: the high cost of extraction amid depleted resources.
May 2, 2012 Northern Shield intersects gold and silver mineralization at Tempest Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield") (TSXV: NRN) is pleased to announce results from the five hole drill program completed to date at Northern Shield's 100% owned Tempest property, in…
May 2, 2012 New watchwords at BHP: sequencing, discipline, cash flow BHP Billiton addressed shareholder concerns about its ambitious investment plans in four mega-projects on Wednesday saying it will match capital expenditures closely with cash flows and stagger the project pipeline.
May 2, 2012 US metal and industrial metal mine salaries for 2011 There is no such thing as an average miner. There is no such thing as an average salary. Yet we can get some idea of how well mining people are…
May 1, 2012 2011 wages for US metal and industrial mineral mines There are conventionally 2,080 work hours in a year. Thus somebody earning a wage of $20 an hour gets the equivalent of a salary of about $42,000. Considering the mine…
May 1, 2012 Mining blamed for Canadian economy unexpected dip in February Canada's gross domestic product surprisingly dropped 0.2% in February, with all fingers pointing at the manufacturing and mining sectors, particularly potash and nickel producers, as the main responsible, says the…
May 1, 2012 Xstrata copper production down, but Q1 financial performance solid Anglo-Swiss Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) reported today mixed production results for its first quarter, with copper production declining 18%, but said operating and financial performance remains strong.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
