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…

March 29, 2012

Bye, bye penny

The Royal Canadian Mint will stop producing pennies this fall, announced Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during his budget speech on Thursday.

March 29, 2012

Zinc to be the next ‘big base metal play’ – Scotiabank’s Mohr

Scotiabank says a strong rebound in U.S. auto assemblies is likely to support base metal premiums in the country.

March 28, 2012

Baja slides 5% after Boleo update tells of escalating fuel, material and labour costs

Baja Mining (TSX:BAJ) shed 5% on Wednesday on higher than usual trading volumes, after releasing an update on its Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Mexico.

March 28, 2012

Baja Mining provides update on Boleo Project

At the end of February 2012, construction was 37.2 percent complete with 2,362 people working on the project. We have completed more than 5.8 million cubic meters of earthworks and…

March 27, 2012

BHP’s Marius Kloppers makes 30 best CEOs in the world list (again)

Why? For mining the stuff for making China.

March 27, 2012

Greencastle Options Base Metal Exploration Properties in Northwest Ontario

Greencastle Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VGN) ("Greencastle" or the "Company"), has signed a formal agreement with Linear Metals Corporation ("Linear") whereby Linear assigns all right, title, and interest in and to…