November 6, 2011

Steel output cuts to hit Europe zinc demand

A flurry of production cuts announced by steel firms in Europe will lead to a drop in the region's zinc consumption, although the global impact will be mitigated by continued…

November 6, 2011

Canadian Zinc junior reports $5.3 million loss

Junior zinc producer Canadian Zinc (TSE:CZN) reported a $5.3 million loss in the third quarter, which it attributed to higher exploration expenses and losses in the value of its shares…

November 4, 2011

Berkeley to sell unprocessed, high-grade Kabwe lead/zinc tailings

Berkeley Mineral Resources, the UK-listed junior primarily engaged in processing mining tailings, has announced a decision to sell the washplant tailings from the Kabwe lead/zinc mine in Zambia without further…

November 1, 2011

TVI Pacific Inc. receives notice of ordinance that would ban new open pit mining in Zamboanga del Norte

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 1, 2011) - TVI Pacific Inc. (TSX:TVI) (OTCQX:TVIPF) ("TVI" or the "Company") announced today that it has been advised by its Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development…

October 30, 2011

Texas gold digger finished building only mine in Saudi Arabia not owned by royals

Arabian American Development Co, announced over the weekend it has completed construction of the gold, silver and copper mine in Saudi-Arabia which it is developing with Saudi's Al-Kobra Mining Company…

October 29, 2011

Klondike Silver now owns 23,000ha at Sandon where $35 billion lead and silver were mined in 1890s

Klondike Silver has been acquiring over 80% of the Sandon, BC silver camp over the past 20 years and its land position is now at 23,000Ha. Historical output from Sandon…

October 28, 2011

Perilya is raising $110 million

Perilya Limited, an Australian base metal miner, plans to raise $110 million to delever the company's balance sheet and fund the company's ongoing activities. The company said on Wednesday that…

October 28, 2011

Norilsk Nickel envisages $35bn worth of investment to 2025

The company's board has approved a strategy that envisages investments to the tune of $35 billion between 2011 and 2025 to expand its resource base and raise output. The board…

October 27, 2011

SLAM Cutting High Grade Zinc-Lead-Silver

SLAM Exploration Ltd. (TSXV: SXL) (US-OTC: SLMF) ("SLAM") is pleased to announce assay results from the first 2 of 11 diamond drill holes NP11-16 to NP11-25 completed to date at…

October 27, 2011

Teck Reports unaudited third quarter results for 2011

3Q Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011