Europe-focused Lundin Mining has cut a deal for an 80% stake in a copper mine in northern Spain.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG)(NYSE Amex:LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or the "Company") today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Sprott Resource Lending Partnership ("Sprott") for a credit facility (the "Facility") totaling up to $70 million.

The price is up more than 27% from lows struck in October last year when the steelmaking ingredient experienced a mini crash.

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 is.

While gold's primary use these days is a hedge against Europe going belly up or paper currency becoming debased, researchers at MIT found that a little gold added to copper can also act as a strong catalyst and convert carbon dioxide into methane or methanol.

Hitachi has built an 11-kilowatt motor that uses no rare earth materials. The motor took four years to develop, and commercial production is expected in two years.

Sumatra Copper & Gold has released a new reserve estimate for its Tembang gold-silver project in southern Sumatra, Indonesia.

A look at how global investor demand has shifted to physical gold held in vaults over the past decade.

Peruvian company Grupo Brescia announced today that it is going ahead with plans to further diversify its investments by mining for copper in neighbouring Chile, reports Portal Minero.