April 12, 2012 New high grade silver/zinc hits on Kalgoorlie’s doorstep Junior explorer McPhersons Resources is hoping to exploit the strong silver price to develop a mine on the southern doorstep to Australia's historic gold mining capital of Kalgoorlie.
April 11, 2012 Vale vs IMF: Who are you going to believe? Using the dismal science to make forecasts and taking risks with real money are two very different things. And the Brazilian giant is definitely putting its money where its mouth…
April 10, 2012 New report shows resource investors cannot pick a worse spot to put their money than Toronto Overall, only the stock indices of Spain and Portugal's top companies fared worse than Toronto's S&P/TSX-60. But in the group of resource-heavy exporting countries Canada's stock market came in stone…
April 8, 2012 Race on to dig more zinc mines even as glut persists Zinc miners are betting a long-running global supply glut of the metal used in steel making will turn into a deficit over the next five years as old mines run…
April 6, 2012 The ‘lunar trajectory’ of Canadian mining investment The source of the surge in mining investment has been quite diverse, reflecting the widespread advance in prices. For 2012, gold leads the way with $3.6 billion of capital spending.…
April 6, 2012 Brunswick scientist Joe Iannicelli wins mining industry award Years after he invented it, scientist Joseph Iannicelli figured the magnetic separator he produced for the mining industry was simply something in his past.
April 4, 2012 Lack of mining law costs Honduras US$3 billion Over $3 billion and near 15,000 job positions. That is the cost to Honduras, the third poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, as a result of a lack of rules…
April 3, 2012 Baja Mining shareholders vote to keep the current board "We thank shareholders for their support during this unnecessary proxy contest, which has been challenging, costly and disruptive for Baja," said John Greenslade, President and CEO of Baja. "We also…
April 3, 2012 Race on to dig new zinc mines as old ones run dry With experts saying zinc could be in deficit by 2017 if not earlier, miners from Australia to Africa to the European Union are racing against time to attract investment in…
April 2, 2012 Argentina to establish first protocol on mining social responsibility The creation of the world’s first national protocol on sustainable and socially responsible mining was discussed at a meeting held in Argentina last week, called by the government of president…
Indonesia plans to fine palm oil growers, miners $8.5B for forest encroachment Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of palm oil, thermal coal, nickel and tin. December 24, 2025 | 07:33 am
