Royal Canadian Mint hits silver supply shortage, limits dealer allocation
Both dealers and wholesalers are reporting the supply of maple leaf silver coins is now weeks backlogged.
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Botswana Diamonds pursues 12 new exploration projects
The company's executive chairman, John Teeling, said Botswana Diamonds was taking other big steps to becoming a major player in the market.
Centerra becomes sole owner of promising gold project in Turkey
Oksut gold project went through the million-ounce mark in February last year.
Engineers and boilermakers among Australia’s top mining jobs in 2013
Study shows that a particular recruitment issue for 2013 will be the continued skills shortage of specialist candidates in industries such as mining and energy.
Vale halts $6 billion potash project in Argentina
The world’s third-largest miner is set to post the lowest annual profit in three years.
China may now house the world’s 2nd largest gold reserves: Leeb
Renowned investor Stephen Leeb says China has massively increased its gold reserves, ousting Germany from the second place spot.
Chinese regulators to give go-ahead to Xstrata-Glencore merger
Officials indicate they have no reasons to refuse the proposed take-over
Free Education for Members of the National Union of Mineworkers
As reported on miningweekly.com, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in South Africa will be offering free training courses for its members. […]
Australia could see shale oil boom following $20 trillion discovery
An immense deposit of shale oil estimated to be worth over AUD$20 trillion has been found beneath the earth in South Australia