January 12, 2012 LME says sell-out decision February as 2011 contracts value surges 33% to $15 trillion Reuters reports the London Metal Exchange has been approached by several potential bidders and will consider takeover proposals in late February according to its CEO. The LME handles some 80% of…
January 11, 2012 Hecla must shut down Lucky Friday for entire year, stock down 20% US mine safety authorities on Wednesday ordered Hecla to shut down the silver shaft at its Lucky Friday mine for the rest of the year following a rockburst in December…
January 10, 2012 TSX rallies to 2-month high led by base metals miners Toronto's commodity-heavy stock index hit its highest level in two months on Tuesday as healthy Chinese import data and a constructive outlook from U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa boosted confidence in…
January 9, 2012 Banks Island Gold Ltd. Reports Drill Intersection of 21gpt Gold (0.61oz/ton) Over 10.4m (7.4m Estimated True Width) Banks Island Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BOZ) (the "Company") announces that it has received assay results for ten of nineteen diamond drill holes (2,158m) completed at the Tel Zone in December…
January 7, 2012 Trevali to hit commercial zinc production by Q2 In the midst of mine ramp-up, Mark Cruise, Trevali Mining president, says cash should start flowing from commercial operations in the second quarter this year.
January 4, 2012 Solitario reports outstanding surface and underground drilling Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (NYSE Amex: XPL; TSX: SLR) announced outstanding drilling results on its high-grade Bongará zinc joint venture project in Peru. Included […]
January 1, 2012 Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011 2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
December 30, 2011 Canadian Zinc Raises $2.5 Million for Exploration Expenses Canadian Zinc Corporation (CZN.TO) edged up almost 2% to 69 cents from yesterday's 68 close, trading just 3 cents above 20-day SMA, after announcing today that it has closed its…
December 27, 2011 The largest storage dome in South America, constructed over an operating stockpile Located at over 4,000 meters above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, the San Cristobal Mine is the largest mine in Bolivia. The open-pit silver, lead and…
December 26, 2011 Zinc leads drop in metals as int’l markets take a break Zinc led a dive among the most traded contracts of four base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange yesterday, as the Christmas period lessened the impact from international markets. The…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
